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swamp: I. transitive verb II. noun
ˈswamp fe·ver: noun

I . swamp [swɒmp] VB trans

1. swamp (fill with water):

swamp boat, canoe

z vodo napolniti

swamp boat, canoe

2. swamp (flood):

poplavljati [perf poplaviti]

preplavljati [perf preplaviti]

3. swamp fig (overwhelm):

I'm swamped with work at the moment

trenutno imam dela čez glavo

4. swamp fig (cause to break down):

5. swamp Brit fig inf (be too big for):

the new dress absolutely swamps her

v novi obleki se kar izgubi

II . swamp [swɒmp] N

1. swamp (bog):

2. swamp no pl (boggy land):

močvirnat svet m

barje n

ˈswamp fe·ver N no pl

swamp fever

Usage examples with swamped

I'm swamped with work at the moment

trenutno imam dela čez glavo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The criminal justice system was swamped although police forces and courts had expanded in recent years. en.wikipedia.org

Two small boats had been swamped and lost in the enormous swell by the slipway at the landing place. en.wikipedia.org

After the park's creation, loons were impacted by the lead weights used in recreational fishing, and waves from powerboats which swamped nests. en.wikipedia.org

Well located just off the main square, where the pensioners play boules among the turtledoves, the old building is swamped by some fetching wisteria. www.ft.com

It is the habit of even the best football crowd to quiet down once its team is being swamped. www.theglobeandmail.com

At about 3.00pm she began to take on water and the mate and the cabin boy manned the pumps in an effort to prevent the spritsail from being swamped. en.wikipedia.org

Another became swamped; drifted away and its occupants were not seen again. en.wikipedia.org

That opened the floodgates and my email queue has been swamped with similar tales from furious customers. www.mirror.co.uk

Many of its firms are uncompetitive because they are swamped by high taxes and mountains of red tape, as well as a notoriously strike-prone labour force. www.dailymail.co.uk

The attentional blink is an illustration that has a significant insinuation for individuals who work in environments where they are usually swamped with information. en.wikipedia.org

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