"swamp" meaning in English

See swamp in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /swɒmp/ Audio: en-us-swamp.ogg [US] Forms: swamp [singular], swamps [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. 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.
    Sense id: simple-swamp-en-noun-8~I5xNVj

Verb

IPA: /swɒmp/ Audio: en-us-swamp.ogg [US] Forms: swamp [canonical], swamps [third-person, singular], swamped [past], swamped [past, participle], swamping [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is swamped it is being covered of filled with water.
    Sense id: simple-swamp-en-verb-YoZPFz0q
  2. If something is swamped is has gotten more of something than it can work with.
    Sense id: simple-swamp-en-verb-yv3MdTtb
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