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swamp

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1. swamp - Noun

2. swamp - Verb

Meaning

Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the seashore.

To plunge or sink into a swamp.

To cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to capsize or sink by whelming with water.

Fig.: To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.

To sink or stick in a swamp; figuratively, to become involved in insuperable difficulties.

To become filled with water, as a boat; to founder; to capsize or sink; figuratively, to be ruined; to be wrecked.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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the basement was inundated after the storm Source: Internet

The images flooded his mind Source: Internet

The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor Source: Internet

A car that drove in the procession had signs on its windows that said: “I wish I could abort my government,” and “Even Shrek wouldn’t want to live in such a swamp.” Source: Internet

A bongo drinks from a swamp Historically, bongos are found in three disjunct parts of Africa: East, Central and West. Source: Internet

A curious swamp wallaby has been one of many bold animals to wander into public spaces at Cranbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens in recent days. Source: Internet

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