1
: a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
especially
: one dominated by woody vegetation
2
: a tract of swamp
3
: a difficult or troublesome situation or subject
swamp
adjective
swamped; swamping; swamps
1
2
: to open by removing underbrush and debris
: to become submerged
Examples of swamp in a Sentence
Noun
Alligators live in the lowland swamps.
be careful in the swamp, because alligators sometimes lurk there
Verb
The sea level rose and swamped the coastal villages.
The boat sank after it was swamped by waves.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
There are jungle, swamp, desert, and island ecosystems all featured on the show, all populated by geographically accurate animal species.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 22 Apr. 2025
The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Thus, their dining room may be empty one night and swamped the next.
—Kathy Kristof, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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Once upon a celestial swamp.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
There are jungle, swamp, desert, and island ecosystems all featured on the show, all populated by geographically accurate animal species.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
First, the magnetic anomalies used for navigation are tiny compared to the Earth's main field and can also be swamped by magnetic interference generated by the vehicle’s electronics and engines.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Thus, their dining room may be empty one night and swamped the next.
—Kathy Kristof, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Swamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swamp. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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swamp
1 of 2 noun
ˈswämp 
ˈswȯmp
: wet spongy land often partly covered with water
swamp
2 of 2 verb1
: to fill or become filled with or as if with water
2
: overwhelm sense 2
was swamped with work
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