swamp

/swɒmp/

#15,066 of the most-used English words

noun

1. 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. A type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures which have adapted specifically to that environment.
3. A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.

verb

1. To drench or fill with water.
   "The boat was swamped in the storm."
2. To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
   "I have been swamped with paperwork ever since they started using the new system."
3. To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.