swamp

Definition of swamp in English English dictionary: To drench or fill with water
The boat was swamped in the storm.; A type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures who have adapted specifically to that environment; To overwhelm; to make too busy or overrun capacity
Mr. Spitzer’s defeat of his Democratic opponent ... ended a primary season in which Hillary Rodham Clinton swamped an antiwar challenger for renomination to the Senate.; {n} a marsh, bog, fen, soft watery ground; To cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to capsize or sink by whelming with water; To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck; A type of wetland that is dominated by woody vegetation and does not accumulate appreciable peat deposits; it may be fresh- or saltwater, and tidal or nontidal (Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, 1990); To sink by filling with water; Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the seashore; Wetland where the soil is saturated and often inundated and trees (woody plants 29 feet tall or taller) form the dominant cover Soils are rich in organic matter Shrubs typically form a second layer beneath the forest canopy, with a layer of herbaceous plants growing beneath the shrubs; A wetland dominated by shrubs or trees; A type of wetland that is dominated by woody vegetation and that does not accumulate appreciable peat deposits Swamps may be freshwater or saltwater and tidal or nontidal (See wetland ); To sink or stick in a swamp; figuratively, to become involved in insuperable difficulties; A wetland dominated by trees or shrubs; drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"; A generally wet, wooded area where standing water occurs for at least part of the year; To fill with water, but not settle to the bottom; low-lying area, frequently flooded and supports vegetation adapted to saturated soils e g mangrove swamp; If something swamps a place or object, it fills it with water. A rogue wave swamped the boat; Wetland area of mineral soil normally flooded in the growing season and dominated in most cases by emergent macrophytes (broad-leaved plants), shrubs, and/or trees; Wetland area with a high water table that results in slow-moving, open water Nutrient content is high and, as a result, dense vegetation consisting of deciduous shrubs and trees, as well as white and black spruce, cover the area; Fig; Wetland with trees, such as the extensive swamp forests of the southern United States; {f} flood, fill or cover with water; inundate, overwhelm; Several meanings: the SWAMP is the location where you drop your treasure to score points; SWAMP is a direction which moves you one room in the general direction of the swamp; to SWAMP means to drop an object in the swamp Novice: "what do I do with this vase?" Wiz: "go swamp to the swamp and swamp it!"; A swamp is an area of very wet land with wild plants growing in it; A type of wetland that is dominated by woody vegetation and does not accumulate appreciable peat deposits Swamps may be fresh or salt water and tidal or non-tidal; A type of wetland dominated by woody vegetation but without appreciable peat deposits Swamps may be fresh or salt water and tidal or non-tidal See Wetlands; An area saturated with water throughout much of the year but with the surface of the soil usually not deeply submerged Usually characterized by tree or shrub vegetation See also marsh and miscellaneous areas; An area of low land that always has deep water and is usually overgrown with grasses and trees (A marsh is temporarily or periodically saturated ) The Everglades in south Florida is a big swamp; drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor; To become filled with water, as a boat; to founder; to capsize or sink; figuratively, to be ruined; to be wrecked; Low, wet land on which grass and trees grow; If you are swamped by things or people, you have more of them than you can deal with. He is swamped with work. land that is always very wet or covered with a layer of water (sump (15-20 centuries); SUMP). Freshwater wetland ecosystem characterized by poorly drained mineral soils and plant life dominated by trees. Swamps have a sufficient water supply to keep the ground waterlogged, and the water has a high-enough mineral content to stimulate decay of organisms and to prevent the accumulation of organic materials. They are found throughout the world. See also marsh. Big Cypress Swamp Congaree Swamp National Monument Dismal Swamp Great Dismal Swamp The Swamp Fox Okefenokee Swamp; A tract of permanently saturated low land, usually overgrown with vegetation (A marsh is temporarily or periodically saturated ); A wetland where the soil is saturated and often inundated and dominated by woody cover (shrubs, e g alder or trees, e g red maple); {i} low-lying area of land that is saturated with water and unfit for agricultural purposes, marsh, bog; low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog; fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"; To plunge or sink into a swamp; low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables; "he was trapped in a medical swamp"; A wetland dominated by woodsy vegetation; a type of wetland where more than 50% of the vegetation is trees over 20 feet tall; A forested wetland, flooded during part of the year or with moving groundwater, well aerated, rich in minerals, and storing little or no peat Swamps may be hardwood or coniferous Coniferous swamps developed on peat, such as White Cedar Swamps, are often called Treed Fens Wabashkiki or mashkig in the Ojibwe; a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables; "he was trapped in a medical swamp"; Area saturated with water throughout much of the year, but with the surface of the soil usually not deeply submerged Usually characterized by tree or shrub vegetation (28); a flat, low-lying freshwater wetland with trees and other vegetation
swamp beggar-ticks: an American beggar-ticks, Bidens connata, common in wet pastures and meadows
swamp cooler: An evaporative cooling device; a device that cools air by blowing it through or across a moist pad or membrane
swamp maple: A red maple, Acer rubrum
swamp pine: Any of several pine trees, such as loblolly pine or longleaf pine, that prefer swampy conditions
swamp pines: plural form of swamp pine
swamp wallaby: A wallaby, taxonomic name Wallabia bicolor, known for its strong odor
swamp paperbark: swamp paperbark (Melaleuca ericifolia) is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and the genus Melaleuca, native to south-eastern Australia
swamp a boat: inundate a boat, flood a boat with water
swamp ash: small ash of swampy areas of southeastern United States
swamp azalea: shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle
swamp birch: birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark
swamp boat: A flatbottom boat powered by an airplane propeller projecting above the stern and used in swamps or shallow waters. Also called airboat
swamp boat: {i} airboat, flat-bottomed boat motored by an airplane propeller used in swamps and shallow waters
swamp buggy: an amphibious vehicle typically having four-wheel drive and a raised body
swamp candles: North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places
swamp chestnut oak: medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of southeastern United States similar to the basket oak
swamp cottonwood: North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood
swamp dewberry: of eastern North America
swamp drainage: drying out of swamps, removing of water from swamp areas
swamp fever: an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever
swamp fever: malaria
swamp fly honeysuckle: a variety of fly honeysuckle
swamp gum: medium-sized tree of southern Australia
swamp horsetail: Eurasia; northern North America to Virginia
swamp laurel: laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
swamp milkweed: densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers
swamp oak: Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers
swamp oak: fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil
swamp oak: large flaky-barked deciduous oak of the eastern United States with leaves having fewer lobes than other white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet soil
swamp pine: any of several pines that prefer or endure moist situations such as loblolly pine or longleaf pine
swamp pink: An orchid (Arethusa bulbosa) of northeast North America having a solitary, usually rose-colored flower with a purple-spotted, yellow-crested lip. Also called arethusa, dragon's mouth
swamp potato: Arrowhead
swamp rabbit: of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands
swamp sparrow: North American finch of marshy area
swamp sunflower: sunflower of eastern North America having narrow leaves and found in bogs
swamp white oak: large flaky-barked deciduous oak of the eastern United States with leaves having fewer lobes than other white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet soil
swamp willow: North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes
European swamp thistle: Marsh thistle''
European swamp thistles: plural form of European swamp thistle
drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators: When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent
swamped: Simple past tense and past participle of swamp
swamping: An act of swamping (drenching or filling with water)
swamped: Overwhelmed. "I am a little swamped with work at the moment so I cant meet you tonight."
A swamp: palus
A swamp: swang
Big Cypress Swamp: Swamp region and national preserve, southern Florida, U.S. Covering 2,400 sq mi (6,200 sq km), the region merges into the swampy Everglades on the east. It is dominated by cypress trees, and wildlife is abundant. The Seminole Indians have reservations in the area
Congaree Swamp National Monument: National preserve, central South Carolina, U.S. Authorized in 1976, it covers 15,138 acres (6,126 hectares) of alluvial floodplain on the Congaree River. It contains the last significant tract of virgin Southern bottomland hardwoods in the southeastern U.S., including loblolly pine, water tupelo, hickory, and oak, some of record size
Dismal Swamp: or Great Dismal Swamp Wetland region, southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, U.S. Despite much lumbering and widespread destruction by fire, the area is still heavily wooded. About 30 mi (48 km) long and 10 mi (16 km) wide, it is home to many rare birds and numerous poisonous snakes. Noted for its fishing and hunting, it is traversed by the Dismal Swamp Canal, part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Okefenokee Swamp: a large area of swamp land in the US, in southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. It is the home of many alligators and many kinds of snakes and birds. Most of the area is now included in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Swamp and wildlife refuge, southeastern Georgia and northeastern Florida, U.S. It has an area of more than 600 sq mi (1,550 sq km). Located about 50 mi (80 km) inland from the Atlantic coast, it is bounded by the low, sandy Trail Ridge, which prevents direct drainage into the Atlantic. It has diverse and abundant wildlife. Exotic flowers, such as rare orchids, abound. In 1937 a large area of the swamp, almost all in Georgia, was made the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
mountain swamp gum: medium-sized swamp gum of New South Wales and Victoria
okefenokee swamp: a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia
swamped: past of swamp
swamped: sunk by being filled with water; "a swamped boat"
swamped: very busy; having too much to do
swamped: sunk by being filled with water; "a swamped boat
swamped: {s} filled to bursting; very busy; flooded
swamped: rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work"
swamping: present participle of swamp
swamps: plural of swamp
swamps: third-person singular of swamp