| Front | swamp |
|---|---|
| Back | swamp noun, verb BrE /swɒmp/ NAmE /swɑːmp/ noun word origin example bank [countable, uncountable] an area of ground that is very wet or covered with water and in which plants, trees, etc. are growing marsh tropical swamps swampy /BrE ; NAmE / adjective swampy ground verb verb forms word origin example bank [often passive] 1 to make sb have more of sth than they can deal with inundate ~ sb/sth with sth The department was swamped with job applications. ~ sb/sth In summer visitors swamp the island. 2 ~ sth to fill or cover sth with a lot of water engulf The little boat was swamped by the waves. |
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