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swamp noun

  /swɑmp/ , /swɒmp/
  • A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground that is a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals, though is ill- suited for many agricultural purposes (a type of wetland). (Compare marsh, bog, fen.)
Sumpf, Moor

swamp verb

  /swɑmp/ , /swɒmp/
  • (figurative) To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
überfluten, überschwemmen
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