Dictionary definition · swamp
noun
- low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
- a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables"he was trapped in a medical swamp"
verb
- drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged"The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"
- fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid"the basement was inundated after the storm"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).