Definitions for Swamp
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. swamp, swamplandnoun

   low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

2. swampverb

   a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables

   "he was trapped in a medical swamp"

3. swamp, drenchverb

   drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

   "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"

4. deluge, flood, inundate, swampverb

   fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

   "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swampnoun

   A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes.

2. swampnoun

   A type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures who have adapted specifically to that environment.

3. swampverb

   To drench or fill with water.

   The boat was swamped in the storm.

4. swampverb

   To overwhelm; to make too busy or overrun capacity.

   I have been swamped with paperwork ever since they started using the new system.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SWAMPnoun

   A marsh; a bog; a fen.

   Etymology: swamms, Gothick; swam , Saxon; suamm, Islandick; swamme, Dutch; suomp, Danish; swamp, Swedish.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swamp

   A swamp is a forested wetland. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in creating this environment. Swamps vary in size and are located all around the world. The water of a swamp may be fresh water, brackish water, or seawater. Freshwater swamps form along large rivers or lakes where they are critically dependent upon rainwater and seasonal flooding to maintain natural water level fluctuations. Saltwater swamps are found along tropical and subtropical coastlines. Some swamps have hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodic inundation or soil saturation. The two main types of swamp are "true" or swamp forests and "transitional" or shrub swamps. In the boreal regions of Canada, the word swamp is colloquially used for what is more formally termed a bog, fen, or muskeg. Some of the world's largest swamps are found along major rivers such as the Amazon, the Mississippi, and the Congo.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swamp

   A swamp is a type of wetland characterized by a dense growth of trees, shrubs, or other vegetation found in saturated or frequently flooded environments. It is a fragile ecosystem that plays an important role in filtering runoff of rainfall and controlling the quality of water, as well as offering a rich and diverse habitat for a wide variety of flora and fauna. Swamps can be freshwater or saltwater and can be found in various climates around the world.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swampnoun

   wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the seashore

2. Swampverb

   to plunge or sink into a swamp

3. Swampverb

   to cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to capsize or sink by whelming with water

4. Swampverb

   fig.: To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck

5. Swampverb

   to sink or stick in a swamp; figuratively, to become involved in insuperable difficulties

6. Swampverb

   to become filled with water, as a boat; to founder; to capsize or sink; figuratively, to be ruined; to be wrecked

7. Etymology: [Cf. AS. swam a fungus, OD. swam a sponge, D. zwam a fungus, G. schwamm a sponge, Icel. svppr, Dan. & Sw. swamp, Goth. swamms, Gr. somfo`s porous, spongy.]

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1. Swamp

   A swamp is a wetland that is forested. Many swamps occur along large rivers, where they are critically dependent upon natural water level fluctuations. Other swamps occur on the shores of large lakes. Some swamps have hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodical inundation. The two main types of swamp are "true" or swamp forests and "transitional" or shrub swamps. In the boreal regions of Canada, the word swamp is colloquially used for what is more correctly termed a bog or muskeg. The water of a swamp may be fresh water, brackish water or seawater. Some of the world's largest swamps are found along major rivers such as the Amazon, the Mississippi, and the Congo. Conservationists have worked hard to preserve swamps. For example, the swamps in Northwest Indiana have been preserved as part of the Indiana Dunes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swamp

   swomp, n. wet, spongy land: low ground filled with water.—v.t. to sink in, or as in a swamp: to overset, or cause to fill with water, as a boat.—adj. Swamp′y, consisting of swamp: wet and spongy. [Scand., Dan. and Sw. svamp, a sponge; from the root of swim.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swamp

   A tract of land or bog on which, from its impermeable bottom, the collected fresh water remains stagnant.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Swamp in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Swamp in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Swamp in a Sentence

1. President Trump:

   Let me be clear, Mr. President Trump, how can you drain the swamp if you’re the one who keeps muddying the waters ? You did n’t know about the $ 130,000 payment to a porn star, until you did.

2. Yar Chaikovsky:

   The majority recognized that the Court has spent numerous pages revisiting its own cases and those of the Supreme Court and still “disagree vigorously over what is or is not patentable subject matter.” Instead, the majority urges district courts to avoid the “swamp of verbiage that is § 101 by exercising their inherent power to control the processes of litigation -Yar Chaikovsky McDermott on MySpace v. Graphon Corp

3. Glenn Youngkin:

   If Bill Clinton and Bill Clinton had a son, it's Terry McAuliffe ! he is a creature of the swamp.

4. President Donald J. Trump:

   James Comey, John Brennan, James Clapper, we're draining the swamp, folks.

5. Rahm Emanuel:

   Don't focus immediately on President Donald Trump. ... You have something with the secretary of labor, you have with EPA, you have in the Interior Department, you have it at the Commerce Department, you have it at HUD. He has brought the swamp to Washington and flooded the plains, and I think Mueller will deal with President Donald Trump.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Swamp
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Swamp
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Swamp
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Swamp
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Swamp
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Swamp
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Swamp