swamp
noun
[ swɒmp ]
• an area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh.
Similar:
marsh,
bog,
quagmire,
mire,
morass,
fen,
quag,
sump,
swampland,
marshland,
fenland,
wetland,
saltings,
quicksand,
salina,
bayou,
moor,
swamp
verb
• overwhelm or flood with water.
• "a huge wave swamped the canoes"
Origin:
early 17th century: probably ultimately from a Germanic base meaning ‘sponge’ or ‘fungus’.
