swamped

swamp

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [swomp]
- /swɒmp/
- /swɒmp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swomp]
- /swɒmp/

Definitions of swamped word

noun swamped a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation. 1
verb with object swamped to flood or drench with water or the like. 1
verb with object swamped Nautical. to sink or fill (a boat) with water. 1
verb with object swamped to plunge or cause to sink in or as if in a swamp. 1
verb with object swamped to overwhelm, especially to overwhelm with an excess of something: He swamped us with work. 1
verb with object swamped to render helpless. 1

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Origin of swamped

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

1615-25; < Dutch zwamp creek, fen; akin to sump and to Middle Low German swamp, Old Norse svǫppr sponge

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Parts of speech for Swamped

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Swamped

swamped popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for swamped

adv swamped

aground — If a ship runs aground, it touches the ground in a shallow part of a river, lake, or the sea, and gets stuck.

adj swamped

at it — having sex
blown away — past participle of blow away.
busy — A busy time is a period of time during which you have a lot of things to do.

verb swamped

chocked — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
containerized — Simple past tense and past participle of containerize.
irrupted — Simple past tense and past participle of irrupt.
larruped — Simple past tense and past participle of larrup.
outnumbered — to exceed in number.

adjective swamped

flooded — Filled with water from rain or rivers.
inundated — to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
overcome — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.

All 13 Synonyms of swamped