Synonyms of the word swamp


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swamp

  • n. A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth…
  • n. A type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures who have adapted specifically…
  • v. To drench or fill with water.
  • v. To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
  • v. (figuratively) To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.

deluge

  • n. A great flood or rain.
  • n. An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.
  • n. (Military engineering) A damage control system on navy warships which is activated by excessive temperature…
  • v. (transitive) To flood with water.
  • v. (transitive) To overwhelm.

drench

  • n. A draught administered to an animal.
  • n. (obsolete) A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also,…
  • v. To soak, to make very wet.
  • v. To cause to drink; especially, to dose (e.g. a horse) with medicine by force.
  • n. (obsolete, Britain) A military vassal, mentioned in the Domesday Book.

fill

  • v. (transitive) To occupy fully, to take up all of.
  • v. (transitive) To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.
  • v. To enter (something), making it full.
  • v. (intransitive) To become full.
  • v. (intransitive) To become pervaded with something.
  • v. (transitive) To satisfy or obey (an order, request, or requirement).
  • v. (transitive) To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.
  • v. (transitive) To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it.
  • v. (transitive) To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
  • v. (transitive, nautical) To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails.
  • v. (transitive, slang, vulgar, of a male) To have sexual intercourse with (a female).
  • n. (after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.
  • n. An amount that fills a container.
  • n. The filling of a container or area.
  • n. Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.
  • n. (archaeology) Soil and/or human-created debris discovered within a cavity and exposed by excavation; fill…
  • n. An embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be…
  • n. (music) A short passage, riff, or rhythmic sound that helps to keep the listener's attention during a…
  • n. One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

flood

  • n. A (usually disastrous) overflow of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall…
  • n. (figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt…
  • n. The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.
  • n. A floodlight.
  • n. Menstrual discharge; menses.
  • n. (obsolete) Water as opposed to land.
  • v. To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
  • v. To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
  • v. (figuratively) To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than cannot…
  • v. (Internet, computing) To paste numerous lines of text to a chat system in order to disrupt the conversation.

inundate

  • v. To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.
  • v. To overwhelm.

situation

  • n. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
  • n. The place in which something is situated; a location.
  • n. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
  • n. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
  • n. (Britain) A position of employment; a post.
  • n. A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.

swampland

  • n. (countable, uncountable) Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier…
  • n. (uncountable, physics) The set of all possible string theories.

wetland

  • n. (usually in the plural) Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.

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