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swamp

verb [T] (COVER)
 
 
/swɒmp/ US  /swɑːmp/

Definition

to cover a place or thing with a large amount of water: High tides have swamped the coast. The boat was swamped by an enormous wave.Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
(Definition of swamp verb (COVER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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