swamp

/swɒmp/ verb [T]

Translation

TOO MUCH › to give someone more of something than they can deal with

fazla yük yüklemek, bir şeye boğmak, hücumuna uğratmak

[often passive] The company was swamped with calls about its new service. The market has been swamped by cheap imports.1821

WATER › If an area is swamped, it becomes covered with water.

bataklığa dönmek

Heavy rain has swamped many villages in the region.12961261

(Definition of swamp verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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