Meaning of "swamp" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SWAMP

Probably from Middle Dutch somp; compare Middle High German sumpf, Old Norse svöppr sponge, Greek somphos spongy.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SWAMP

swamp  [swɒmp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWAMP

Swamp is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb swamp in English.

WHAT DOES SWAMP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Swamp

A swamp is a wetland that is forested. Many swamps occur along large rivers where they are critically dependent upon natural water level fluctuations. Other swamps occur on the shores of large lakes. Some swamps have hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodic inundation. The two main types of swamp are "true" or swamp forests and "transitional" or shrub swamps. In the boreal regions of Canada, the word swamp is colloquially used for what is more correctly termed a bog or muskeg. The water of a swamp may be fresh water, brackish water or seawater. Some of the world's largest swamps are found along major rivers such as the Amazon, the Mississippi, and the Congo. Conservationists have worked hard to preserve swamps such as those in northwest Indiana in the United States Midwest that have been preserved as part of the Indiana Dunes.

Definition of swamp in the English dictionary

The first definition of swamp in the dictionary is to drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged. Other definition of swamp is to cause to sink or fill with water or to sink or fill with water. Swamp is also to overburden or overwhelm or be overburdened or overwhelmed, as by excess work or great numbers.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SWAMP

PRESENT

Present

I swamp

you swamp

he/she/it swamps

we swamp

you swamp

they swamp

Present continuous

I am swamping

you are swamping

he/she/it is swamping

we are swamping

you are swamping

they are swamping

Present perfect

I have swamped

you have swamped

he/she/it has swamped

we have swamped

you have swamped

they have swamped

Present perfect continuous

I have been swamping

you have been swamping

he/she/it has been swamping

we have been swamping

you have been swamping

they have been swamping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I swamped

you swamped

he/she/it swamped

we swamped

you swamped

they swamped

Past continuous

I was swamping

you were swamping

he/she/it was swamping

we were swamping

you were swamping

they were swamping

Past perfect

I had swamped

you had swamped

he/she/it had swamped

we had swamped

you had swamped

they had swamped

Past perfect continuous

I had been swamping

you had been swamping

he/she/it had been swamping

we had been swamping

you had been swamping

they had been swamping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will swamp

you will swamp

he/she/it will swamp

we will swamp

you will swamp

they will swamp

Future continuous

I will be swamping

you will be swamping

he/she/it will be swamping

we will be swamping

you will be swamping

they will be swamping

Future perfect

I will have swamped

you will have swamped

he/she/it will have swamped

we will have swamped

you will have swamped

they will have swamped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been swamping

you will have been swamping

he/she/it will have been swamping

we will have been swamping

you will have been swamping

they will have been swamping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would swamp

you would swamp

he/she/it would swamp

we would swamp

you would swamp

they would swamp

Conditional continuous

I would be swamping

you would be swamping

he/she/it would be swamping

we would be swamping

you would be swamping

they would be swamping

Conditional perfect

I would have swamp

you would have swamp

he/she/it would have swamp

we would have swamp

you would have swamp

they would have swamp

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been swamping

you would have been swamping

he/she/it would have been swamping

we would have been swamping

you would have been swamping

they would have been swamping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you swamp
we let´s swamp
you swamp

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to swamp

Past participle

swamped

Present Participle

swamping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SWAMP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «swamp» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of swamp

beset · besiege · bog · capsize · deluge · drench · engulf · fen · flood · inundate · marsh · mire · morass · moss · muskeg · overload · overwhelm · pakihi · quagmire · sink · slough · submerge · upset · wash over · waterlog

TRANSLATION OF SWAMP

Find out the translation of swamp to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of swamp from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swamp» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 沼泽
• Translator English - Spanish: ciénaga
• English: swamp
• Translator English - Hindi: दलदल
• Translator English - Arabic: مُسْتَنْقَع
• Translator English - Russian: болото
• Translator English - Portuguese: pântano
• Translator English - Bengali: জলা
• Translator English - French: marais
• Translator English - Malay: Paya
• Translator English - German: Sumpf
• Translator English - Japanese: 沼地
• Translator English - Korean: 습지
• Translator English - Javanese: Swamp
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đầm lầy
• Translator English - Tamil: சதுப்பு
• Translator English - Marathi: दलदलीचा प्रदेश
• Translator English - Turkish: bataklık
• Translator English - Italian: palude
• Translator English - Polish: bagno
• Translator English - Ukrainian: болото
• Translator English - Romanian: mlaștină
• Translator English - Greek: τέλμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: moeras
• Translator English - Swedish: träsk
• Translator English - Norwegian: myr

10 QUOTES WITH «SWAMP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word swamp.

1

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

We will push those crooks, those mercenaries back into the swamp.

2

Peter Benchley

If we choose to walk into a forest where a tiger lives, we are taking a chance. If we swim in a river where crocodiles live, we are taking a chance. If we visit the desert or climb a mountain or enter a swamp where snakes have managed to survive, we are taking a chance.

3

Nicolas Berggruen

Singapore has been incredibly well-managed. It was created out of the swamp, with a strong emotional idea: a safe place for mostly Chinese, but accepting other cultures and other races.

4

William Bernbach

Properly practiced creativity must result in greater sales more economically achieved. Properly practiced creativity can lift your claims out of the swamp of sameness and make them accepted, believed, persuasive, urgent.

5

Max Brooks

I think the fascination with zombies is that they don't obey the rules of monsters. The first rule of monsters is that you have to go find them. You have to make a conscious choice to go to the swamp or the desert or the abandoned summer camp.

6

Claire Cameron

I would get a lot of writing done if I lived in isolation in a cave under a swamp.

7

Kent Conrad

We've got to have major health care reform because that is the 800-pound gorilla. That is the thing that can swamp the boat fiscally for the United States.

8

George Galloway

'9/11' came out of a swamp of hatred created by us.

9

Jim Harrison

The trajectory started when I was on the roof of our house looking out at a swamp when I was 19. I had written for several years, starting at about 15, but that day on the roof I took my vows and acknowledged my calling.

10

Tove Jansson

Lie on the bridge and watch the water flowing past. Or run, or wade through the swamp in your red boots. Or roll yourself up and listen to the rain falling on the roof. It's very easy to enjoy yourself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWAMP»

Discover the use of swamp in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swamp and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise

A history of the Everglades traces its emergence from the sea after the last ice age to its modern role as the world's largest ecosystem restoration project, an account marked by such events as Napoleon Bonaparte Borward's 1904 ...

Michael Grunwald, 2007

The Werewolf of Fever Swamp

Goosebumps #14.

R. L. Stine, 2010

The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company: A Story of ...

Elegantly written and impressively researched, The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company is an eye-opening account of greed, folly, and venture capitalism in the revolutionary era. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Charles Royster, 2010

Deep in the Swamp

Rhyming text and illustrations introduces animals with a cumulative amount of young--from one alligator to ten crayfish--that live in a Okefenokee Swamp.

Donna M. Bateman, 2007

Swamp Pop: Cajun and Creole Rhythm and Blues

A search for the sources and sounds of an often overlooked sister genre of Cajun and zydeco music.

Shane K. Bernard, 2009

Miss Nelson is Missing!

The arrival of a strict substitute convinces Miss Nelson's students that they must get their teacher back.

Harry Allard, 1977

Swamp Song

Down in the swamp where the cypress grows, the animals all come out to enjoy the day.

Helen Ketteman, 2009

The Great Dismal: A Carolinian's Swamp Memoir

Includes personal experience, travel narrative, oral and natural history of the Great Dismal Swamp

Bland Simpson, 1990

The Swamp Fox: Lessons in Leadership from the Partisan ...

Known as "The Swamp Fox," Francis Marion employed a violent brand of guerrilla tactics against the British in the lowlands of South Carolina, where he and his irregular force are credited with preventing the colony from completely ...

Scott Daniel Aiken, 2012

The Book of Swamp and Bog: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of ...

Ecological approach to natural history provides complete descriptions of 80 common wetland plants.

John Andrew Eastman, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWAMP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swamp is used in the context of the following news items.

Baby crocodiles, offspring of Castro gift, reach Cuban swamp

... were delivered to the Zapata Swamp National Park's hatchery on Thursday ... Etian Perez, a biologist at the Zapata Swamp hatchery, where 4,000 to 5,000 ... «Reuters, Jun 15»

This Hunting Mega-Store Has a Pistol Range, a Hotel, and an …

It houses a pistol range, hotel, and cypress swamp with live alligators. The superstore is the brainchild of chain owner Johnny Morris, who's worth more than $2 ... «Bloomberg, Apr 15»

Framingham Town Meeting OKs $250K for Cedar Swamp facelift

FRAMINGHAM – Town Meeting on Wednesday approved spending $250,000 to protect and beautify the Southside's Cedar Swamp, in addition to other capital ... «MetroWest Daily News, Apr 15»

Swedish babies of Cold War crocodiles head for Cuba swamp on …

The Cuban crocodile, once found across the Caribbean, is restricted today to two swamps in Cuba, where it is threatened by interbreeding with American ... «Fox News, Apr 15»

Fleeing To Dismal Swamp, Slaves And Outcasts Found Freedom

The swamp is a vast wetland in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. In George Washington's time, it was a million acres of trees, dark water, ... «NPR, Dec 14»

Creepy doll graveyard found in Alabama swamp

PRATTVILLE, Ala. – The Autauga County Sheriff's Office recovered 21 dolls from a local swamp Tuesday morning, but officials feel the motive in placing them is ... «USA TODAY, Nov 14»

North Carolina woman, 77, dead after boating accident in …

The death of an elderly North Carolina woman killed Saturday in a boating accident in the Okefenokee Swamp is under investigation by the Georgia Department ... «Florida Times-Union, Oct 14»

NASA's Langley Research Center to test fire-spotting drone over the …

Hampton, Va. – NASA's Langley Research Center will test a small drone that may help detect and prevent multi-million dollar fires at the Great Dismal Swamp ... «wtkr.com, Oct 14»

Lip Service: Scientists Name Ancient Swamp Creature After Mick …

Naming the fossil of an extinct pig-like swamp creature after Mick Jagger might not sound like much of a tribute to the aging rock 'n' roll star — unless it's an ... «NBCNews.com, Sep 14»

Tiger leaps onto boat, snatches man in swamp in India

KOLKATA, India – A Bengal tiger snatched a man off a fishing boat in eastern India, dragging him away into a mangrove swamp as his children looked on in ... «Fox News, Jun 14»