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swamp

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /swɑmp/ · UK /swɒmp/

Forms: swamps

swamp means: To give someone more work or things to deal with than they can manage.

verb

OVERLOADC1

To give someone more work or things to deal with than they can manage.

  • The calls swamped our small office.
  • I am swamped with work today.
  • Customers swamped the website with orders.

How to use it: swamp someone/something with something (Customers swamped us with questions.); be swamped with something (We are swamped with orders.)

Similar words: overwhelm, overload

Common phrases: swamp someone with something, swamp the office, swamp the system

FILL WITH WATERC1

To cover or fill something with so much water that it cannot work properly.

  • A wave swamped the boat.
  • Heavy rain swamped the lower deck.
  • Our canoe was swamped before we reached the shore.

Similar words: flood, drench

Common phrases: swamp a boat, swamp the deck

noun

WET LANDB2

An area of very wet land, often covered with shallow water and trees.

  • Frogs live in the swamp.
  • We walked carefully through the muddy swamp.
  • These swamps provide homes for many birds.

Similar words: wetland, marsh

Common phrases: in a swamp, mangrove swamp, drain a swamp, forest swamp

Questions about swamp

What does swamp mean?

To give someone more work or things to deal with than they can manage.

What is swamp in other languages?

Türkçe: işe boğmak · Español: abrumar · Français: submerger · Deutsch: überlasten · Italiano: sommergere · 日本語: 圧倒する

How do you pronounce swamp?

In American English /swɑmp/; in British English /swɒmp/.

How do you use swamp in a sentence?

The calls swamped our small office. I am swamped with work today.

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