Definition of swamps Swamps
/swɑˈmps/ - [swamps] -
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What does swamps mean?
Wiktionary 
- swamps (Noun)
Plural of swamp.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: swamps |
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| swamp - low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog | ||
| swampland | ||
| wetland a low area where the land is saturated with water | ||
| swamp - a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables; "he was trapped in a medical swamp" | ||
Verb |
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| swamp - drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor" | ||
| drench | ||
| flood cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes" | ||
| swamp - fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" | ||
| deluge, flood, inundate | ||
| make full, fill up, fill eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" | ||
| flood in arrive in great numbers | ||
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Wiktionary
- swamp (Noun)
A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes. - swamp (Noun)
A type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures who have adapted specifically to that environment. - swamp (Verb)
To drench or fill with water. - swamp (Verb)
To overwhelm; to make too busy or overrun capacity.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- swamp (n.)
Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the seashore. - swamp (v. t.)
To plunge or sink into a swamp. - swamp (v. t.)
To cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to capsize or sink by whelming with water. - swamp (v. t.)
Fig.: To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck. - swamp (v. i.)
To sink or stick in a swamp; figuratively, to become involved in insuperable difficulties. - swamp (v. i.)
To become filled with water, as a boat; to founder; to capsize or sink; figuratively, to be ruined; to be wrecked.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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swamp
A permanently waterlogged area in which there is often associated tree growth, e.g. mangroves in hot climates.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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swamp
swomp, n. wet, spongy land: low ground filled with water.—v.t. to sink in, or as in a swamp: to overset, or cause to fill with water, as a boat.—adj. Swamp′y, consisting of swamp: wet and spongy. [Scand., Dan. and Sw. svamp, a sponge; from the root of swim.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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swamp
A tract of land or bog on which, from its impermeable bottom, the collected fresh water remains stagnant.
Wikipedia 
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A swamp is part of a wetland ecosystem. Swamps are forested low, spongy land generally saturated with water and covered with trees and aquatic vegetation. Big parts of swamps are often flooded with water. Swamps are nesting and breeding grounds for birds and other animals.
About 6 percent of the earth's surface is covered by swamps. Swamps are also filters for groundwater, and protect against flooding.
