I. ˈswämp, ˈswȯmp noun
Etymology: perhaps alteration of Middle English sompe, from Middle Dutch somp morass; akin to Middle High German sumpf marsh, Greek somphos spongy
Date: 1624
1. : a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water ; especially : one dominated by woody vegetation
2. : a tract of swamp
3. : a difficult or troublesome situation or subject
• swamp adjective
II. verb
Date: 1784
transitive verb
1.
a. : to fill with or as if with water : inundate , submerge
b. : to overwhelm numerically or by an excess of something : flood
swamp ed with work
2. : to open by removing underbrush and debris
intransitive verb
: to become submerged