NOUN | object | swamp, swampland | low land that is seasonally flooded |
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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 | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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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