Noun
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a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables
"he was trapped in a medical swamp"
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low land that is seasonally flooded
has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
Verb
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fill quickly beyond capacity
as with a liquid
"the basement was inundated after the storm"
"The images flooded his mind"
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drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
"The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"