swamp
To give too much work or too many problems to someone so they cannot cope.
To give someone or something more work, problems, or responsibilities than they can handle.
A piece of land that is always wet and often has water and plants.
An area of low land that is always very wet, often covered with water and plants such as trees and grasses.
To fill or cover land with lots of water.
To cover an area of land with a large amount of water, especially suddenly or excessively.
- Base: swamp
- Plural: swamp, swamps
- Base: swamp
- 3rd Person Singular: swamps
- Present Participle: swamping
- Past: swamped
be swamped with
1Have too much to deal with
To have more work or more things to do than you can manage.
- I'm swamped with assignments right now.
- She's been swamped with phone calls all morning.
swamp out
1Clean by removing water/dirt
To clean a place by taking out all the water or dirt.
- We need to swamp out the basement after the flood.
- They spent hours swamping out the boat.
drain the swamp
1remove corruption or bad elements
To try to clear an organization or system of corrupt, dishonest, or harmful people and practices.
- The new mayor promised to drain the swamp at city hall.
- He ran for office on a pledge to drain the swamp.
- He ran for office on a pledge to drain the swamp of political corruption.
- Many voters liked his message about draining the swamp in Washington.