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Meaning of word swamp from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Low land that is seasonally flooded. Has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog.

Synonyms : swampland

Meaning : A situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables.

Example : He was trapped in a medical swamp.

Meaning : Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged.

Example : The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor.

Synonyms : drench

Meaning : Fill quickly beyond capacity. As with a liquid.

Example : The basement was inundated after the storm.
The images flooded his mind.

Synonyms : deluge, flood, inundate

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.