swamp
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- (countable) A swamp is an area where most of the land is underwater. Land in a swamp is not usually more than a meter (or a few feet) under water.
- We were wading through the swamp.
- The swamp is home to many animals, including alligators, frogs, and birds.
- U.S. state of Louisiana is famous for its swamps.
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- If something is swamped it is being covered of filled with water.
- The deck of our boat was swamped by the storm.
- If something is swamped is has gotten more of something than it can work with.
- Our office was swamped with phone calls.
- The store was swamped with customers last night.
- That many downloads would swamp our computers.