Swamp | Mean of swamp in English Dictionary

/ˈswɑːmp/

• Noun
• land that is always wet and often partly covered with water
1. The area is mostly swamp. [=swampland]
2. Alligators live in the lowland swamps.
• Verb
• to cover (something) with water
1. The sea level rose and swamped the coastal villages.
2. The boat sank after it was swamped by waves.
• to cause (someone or something) to have to deal with a very large amount of things or people at the same time
1. The agency has been swamped by requests for assistance.
2. I'm swamped with work right now. [=I'm extremely busy right now]
3. Because of the new laws, we were swamped with paperwork.
4. In the summer, the town is swamped with/by tourists.