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