| NOUN | object | swamp, swampland | low land that is seasonally flooded |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | swamp | a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables | |
| VERB | weather | swamp, drench | drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged |
| contact | swamp, deluge, flood, inundate | fill quickly beyond capacity |
| Sounds | swaa'mp; swao'mp | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | chomp ... stomp: 7 rhymes with aamp... | |
| Meaning | Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog. | |
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| Synonym | swampland | |
| Instances | Everglades | A large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife |
| Okefenokee Swamp | A large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia | |
| Narrower | slough | A stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou) |
| Broader | wetland | A low area where the land is saturated with water |
| Spanish | ciénaga, embalsadero, humedal, marisma, pantano | |
| Catalan | pantà | |
| Adjectives | swampy | (of soil) soft and watery |
| Verbs | swamp | drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged |
| Meaning | A situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he was trapped in a medical swamp" | |
| Broader | situation | A complex or critical or unusual difficulty |
| Meaning | drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor" | |
| Synonym | drench | |
| Broader | flood | Cover with liquid / liquid, usually water |
| Spanish | empapar, mojar | |
| Catalan | amarar-se, mullar-se, posar-se xop | |
| Nouns | swamp | low land that is seasonally flooded |
| Meaning | Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid / liquid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Synonyms | deluge, flood, inundate | |
| Broader | fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense |
| Spanish | inundar | |
| Catalan | inundar | |
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