definition of
swamp

[1] #1 swamp n. [swampland] low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog. wn

[2] #2 swamp v. [drench] drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor". wn

[3] #3 swamp v. [deluge, flood, inundate] fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind". wn

[4] #4 swamp n. a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables; "he was trapped in a medical swamp". wn