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  • swamped — overwhelmed I am a little swamped with work at the moment so I can t meet you tonight …   Idioms and examples

  • Swamped — Swamp Swamp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swamped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swamping}.] 1. To plunge or sink into a swamp. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to capsize or sink by whelming with water. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swamped — adj. filled to bursting; very busy; flooded swÉ‘mp /swÉ’mp n. low lying area of land that is saturated with water and unfit for agricultural purposes, marsh, bog v. flood, fill or cover with water; inundate, overwhelm …   English contemporary dictionary

  • flooded inundated swamped — filled filled adj. 1. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; as, filled to overflowing. Opposite of {empty}. [Narrower terms: {abounding in(predicate), abounding with(predicate), bristling with(predicate), full of(predicate),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crawling withpredicate overrun with swarming swarming withpredicate teeming teeming withpredicate — filled filled adj. 1. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; as, filled to overflowing. Opposite of {empty}. [Narrower terms: {abounding in(predicate), abounding with(predicate), bristling with(predicate), full of(predicate),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swamp — [swɒmp ǁ swɑːmp] verb [transitive] 1. to suddenly give someone a lot of work or things to deal with: • The flood of orders swamped some understaffed trading desks. swamp be swamped (with something) • Brokers said they were swamped with calls… …   Financial and business terms

  • swamp — 01. Crocodiles and their relatives are found in habitats such as [swamps], ponds, rivers, lakes and marshes. 02. Alligators love marshmallows, and naturalists often use them to lure the animals out of [swamps]. 03. Lakes, rivers and [swamps] are… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • swamp — swamp1 [swɔmp US swa:mp] n [U and C] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: sump swamp (15 20 centuries); SUMP] land that is always very wet or covered with a layer of water >swampy adj ▪ the soft, swampy ground swamp 2 swamp2 v [T] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • swamp — [[t]swɒ̱mp[/t]] swamps, swamping, swamped 1) N VAR A swamp is an area of very wet land with wild plants growing in it. 2) VERB If something swamps a place or object, it fills it with water. [V n] Their electronic navigation failed and a rogue… …   English dictionary

  • swamp — I UK [swɒmp] / US [swɑmp] verb [transitive] Word forms swamp : present tense I/you/we/they swamp he/she/it swamps present participle swamping past tense swamped past participle swamped 1) [usually passive] to give someone too much to deal with at …   English dictionary

  • swamp — [swɒmp] verb I 1) [T] if someone is swamped, they have too much to deal with at one time Bookshops are always swamped with orders at Christmas.[/ex] 2) [T] if a place is swamped, there are very large numbers of people in it The hotel foyer was… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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