1.low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
2.a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables;
he was trapped in a medical swamp
1.drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged;
The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor
2.fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid;
the basement was inundated after the storm