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[ adjective ] sunk by being filled with water

Examples

"a swamped boat"

Used in print

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

Now_and_then , the glistening side of a half swamped object showed as it swept past .

Related terms

sunken

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[ adjective ] rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something

Examples

"a desk flooded with applications" "felt inundated with work" "too much overcome to notice" "a man engulfed by fear" "swamped by work"

Related terms

powerless

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