What does swamp mean?

Definitions for swamp
swɒmpswamp

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. SWAMPnoun

    A marsh; a bog; a fen.

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

Wikipedia

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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.]

Wikidata

  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 Dictionary

  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 Terms

  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. White House:

    When he says drain the swamp, it’s not just about getting rid of all the crocodiles in the water that we don’t need. It’s about moving at a different pace.

  2. Derek Brown:

    Democrats, Republicans, we all hang out together in a weird way in this town, we're on the same plane, we're connected just by living here. Outside looking in, it seems like Washingtonians are embroiled in a constant battle, but it's not like that. It's not the swamp.

  3. President Barack Obama:

    If we don't recognize the progress we've made and how that came about, then we may chase some snake oil and end up having policies that get us back in the swamp.

  4. Tim Murtaugh:

    Joe Biden has been a failure in the Washington Swamp for a half century, so no one should be surprised when Swamp creatures gather to protect one of their own, president Trump has unprecedented support — over 95 percent — among real Republican voters and is also making strong inroads in Biden's core Democrat constituencies, like Black Americans, Latinos, and union members. President Trump's record of success for all Americans will carry President Trump to victory in November.

  5. Christopher Wylie:

    One of the things that did provoke me to leave was the beginnings of discussions of voter disengagement, I have seen documents reference and I recall conversations that it was intended to focus on African-American voters, the company learned that there were segments of the population that responded to messages like 'drain the swamp' or images of border walls or indeed paranoia about the 'deep state' that weren't necessarily reflected in mainstream polling or mainstream political discourse that Steve Bannon was interested in to help build his movement.

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