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swamp
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[ noun ] (geography) low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
Synonyms Used in print (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)Tolek_Alterman had returned from the colonies in Palestine and , before the national leadership , exalted the miracles of drying_up swamps and irrigating the desert . He loathed the idea of drying_up swamps or the chills of malaria or of leaving his natural birthright . Related terms |
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[ verb ] drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
Synonyms Examples "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor." Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)In 1707 an earthquake in Japan generated waves so huge that they piled into the Inland_Sea ; one wave swamped more than 1000 ships and boats in Osaka_Bay . Related terms |
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[ verb ] fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
Examples "the basement was inundated after the storm" "The images flooded his mind" Used in print (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)He stalked into the water and fell heavily over the side of the flat-bottomed barge , his weight nearly swamping the craft . Related terms |
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