Definition of swamp
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
verb
swamped; swamping; swamps
Definition of swamp (Entry 2 of 2)
b
: to overwhelm numerically or by an excess of something : flood
swamped with work
2
: to open by removing underbrush and debris
: to become submerged
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The first known use of swamp was in 1624
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