swamp

verb [T] (COVER WITH WATER)

/swɑmp, swɔmp/

Definition

› to cover a place or thing with a large amount of water: The boat was swamped by an enormous wave.

(Definition of swamp verb (COVER WITH WATER) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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