Swamp

noun

swɑmp

Noun

a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables
“he was trapped in a medical swamp”
Type of:Situation
low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
Similar:Swampland
Type of:Wetland

Verb

drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
“The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor”
Similar:Drench
Type of:Flood
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
Similar:Deluge Flood Inundate
Type of:Fill

Dictionary Validity

Tournament Word List (TWL): Scrabble US
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21): Scrabble UK
ENABLE Dictionary: Words With Friends
Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary: SOWPODS
North American Scrabble (NWL2020): NASPA

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