Swamp — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈɑːmp/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈɒmp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈɒmp/

1 syllable Say it as /swˈɑːmp/.

Examples

he was trapped in a medical swamp
The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor
the basement was inundated after the storm

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swampland drench inundate flood deluge

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

swampy	adjective	(of soil) soft and watery
swamp	verb	drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
swamp	noun	low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
deluge	noun	a heavy rain
flood	noun	the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
flooding	noun	a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
inundation	noun	an overwhelming number or amount

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sumpf

Tiefland, das saisonal überschwemmt wird; hat mehr Gehölze als ein Sumpf und eine bessere Entwässerung als ein Moor

🇫🇷French

marais

terres basses inondées de façon saisonnière ; a plus de plantes ligneuses qu'un marais et un meilleur drainage qu'une tourbière

🇪🇸Spanish

pantano

tierras bajas que se inundan estacionalmente; Tiene más plantas leñosas que un pantano y mejor drenaje que un pantano.

🇮🇹Italian

pantano

terreni bassi che vengono stagionalmente inondati; ha più piante legnose di una palude e un drenaggio migliore di una palude

🇳🇱Dutch

moeras

laag land dat seizoensgebonden overstroomt; heeft meer houtachtige planten dan een moeras en een betere afwatering dan een moeras

🇵🇹Portuguese

pântano

terras baixas que são inundadas sazonalmente; tem mais plantas lenhosas do que um pântano e melhor drenagem do que um pântano

🇷🇺Russian

болото

низменность, сезонно затопляемая; здесь больше древесных растений, чем на болоте, и лучший дренаж, чем на болоте.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दलदल

निचली भूमि जो मौसमी रूप से बाढ़ग्रस्त होती है; यहां दलदल की तुलना में अधिक लकड़ी वाले पौधे हैं और दलदल की तुलना में जल निकासी बेहतर है

🇧🇩Bengali

জলাভূমি

নিচু জমি যা মৌসুমে প্লাবিত হয়; জলাভূমির চেয়ে বেশি কাঠের গাছপালা রয়েছে এবং বগের চেয়ে ভাল নিষ্কাশন রয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

சதுப்பு நிலம்

பருவகால வெள்ளம் குறைந்த நிலம்; சதுப்பு நிலத்தை விட அதிகமான மரச்செடிகளையும், சதுப்பு நிலத்தை விட சிறந்த வடிகால் வசதியையும் கொண்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

చిత్తడి

కాలానుగుణంగా వరదలు ఉన్న తక్కువ భూమి; మార్ష్ కంటే ఎక్కువ చెక్క మొక్కలు మరియు ఒక బోగ్ కంటే మెరుగైన డ్రైనేజీని కలిగి ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

दलदल

सखल जमीन जी हंगामी पूर येते; दलदलीपेक्षा जास्त वृक्षाच्छादित झाडे आणि दलदलीपेक्षा चांगला निचरा आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વેમ્પ

નીચી જમીન જે મોસમી પૂરથી ભરેલી હોય છે; માર્શ કરતાં વધુ લાકડાવાળા છોડ અને બોગ કરતાં વધુ સારી ડ્રેનેજ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೌಗು ಪ್ರದೇಶ

ಕಾಲೋಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರವಾಹಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಗಾಗುವ ತಗ್ಗು ಭೂಮಿ; ಜವುಗು ಪ್ರದೇಶಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮರದ ಸಸ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಜೌಗು ಪ್ರದೇಶಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಉತ್ತಮ ಒಳಚರಂಡಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചതുപ്പ്

കാലാനുസൃതമായി വെള്ളപ്പൊക്കമുള്ള താഴ്ന്ന ഭൂമി; ചതുപ്പുനിലത്തേക്കാൾ കൂടുതൽ മരച്ചെടികളും ചതുപ്പുനിലത്തേക്കാൾ മികച്ച ഡ്രെയിനേജും ഉണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਲਦਲ

ਨੀਵੀਂ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਜੋ ਮੌਸਮੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਹੜ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ; ਦਲਦਲ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਲੱਕੜ ਵਾਲੇ ਪੌਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਦਲਦਲ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਵਧੀਆ ਡਰੇਨੇਜ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دلدل

نچلی زمین جو موسمی طور پر سیلاب کی زد میں آتی ہے۔ دلدل سے زیادہ لکڑی والے پودے اور دلدل سے بہتر نکاسی آب ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沼泽

季节性洪水泛滥的低地；比沼泽有更多的木本植物，比沼泽有更好的排水系统

🇯🇵Japanese

沼地

季節的に浸水する低地。湿地よりも木本植物が多く、湿地よりも排水が良い

🇰🇷Korean

늪

계절에 따라 침수되는 저지대; 습지보다 나무가 많은 식물이 많고 습지보다 배수가 더 좋습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đầm lầy

vùng đất thấp ngập nước theo mùa; có nhiều cây gỗ hơn đầm lầy và hệ thống thoát nước tốt hơn đầm lầy

🇹🇭Thai

ปลัก

พื้นที่ต่ำที่มีน้ำท่วมตามฤดูกาล มีไม้ยืนต้นมากกว่าหนองบึงและระบายน้ำได้ดีกว่าหนองบึง

🇮🇩Indonesian

rawa

dataran rendah yang tergenang air secara musiman; memiliki lebih banyak tanaman berkayu daripada rawa dan drainase yang lebih baik daripada rawa

🇵🇭Filipino

latian

mababang lupain na pana-panahong binabaha; ay may mas maraming makahoy na halaman kaysa sa isang latian at mas mahusay na paagusan kaysa sa isang lusak

🇲🇾Malay

paya

tanah rendah yang dilanda banjir bermusim; mempunyai lebih banyak tumbuhan berkayu daripada paya dan saliran yang lebih baik daripada rawa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستنقع

الأراضي المنخفضة التي تغمرها الفيضانات موسميا؛ تحتوي على نباتات خشبية أكثر من المستنقعات وتصريف أفضل من المستنقع

🇮🇷Persian

باتلاق

زمین پست که به صورت فصلی سیل می شود. گیاهان چوبی بیشتری نسبت به مرداب و زهکشی بهتر از باتلاق دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

bataklık

mevsimsel olarak sular altında kalan alçak arazi; bataklıktan daha fazla odunsu bitkiye ve bataklıktan daha iyi drenaja sahiptir

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַצִיף

קרקע נמוכה שמוצפת עונתית; יש יותר צמחים עצים מאשר ביצה וניקוז טוב יותר מאשר ביצה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'swamp'?

The primary meaning of 'swamp' is 'low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog'.

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Using 'swamp' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'swamp' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'swamp' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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