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swamp
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- pronunciation:
- swamp
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a wet, low area of land that is usually covered with water; bog; marsh.
They waded through the swamp in rubber boots, looking for frogs to catch.
- synonyms:
- bog, marsh, wetlands
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| related words: |
moor |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
swamps, swamping, swamped |
| definition 1: |
to weigh down, burden, or overcome; overwhelm.
We were swamped with junk mail.- synonyms:
- deluge, flood, overwhelm
- similar words:
- burden, engulf, overcome
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| definition 2: |
to cause to sink or fill with water.
The terrible waves swamped our boat.
- synonyms:
- flood, sink
- similar words:
- immerse, overturn, submerge
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| definition 3: |
to become flooded with water or sink, as a boat.
The ship swamped in the storm.- synonyms:
- sink
- similar words:
- submerge
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| derivation: |
swampish (adj.) |
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