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A wetland depositional environment in which water is present either permanently or intermittently and in which trees and large woody plants can grow but peat does not form. Swamps can contain consider [..]
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To fill a boat with water.
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c. 1500 (implied in swampwatyr "swamp-water"), of uncertain origin, perhaps [Barnhart] a dialectal survival from an Old English cognate of Old Norse svöppr "sponge, fungus," from P [..]
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"overwhelm, sink (as if in a swamp)," 1772, from swamp (n.). Figurative sense is from 1818. Related: Swamped; swamping.
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land permanently saturated with water and sometimes covered with it. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia
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low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in t [..]
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an area, usually vegetated, permanently flooded or at least saturated by groundwater.
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To walk through swampy places in dreams, foretells that you will be the object of adverse circumstances. Your inheritance will be uncertain, and you will undergo keen disappointments in your love matters. To go through a swamp where you see clear water and green growths, you will take hold on prosperity and singular pleasures, the obtaining of whic [..]
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A swamp is a type of freshwater wetland that has spongy, muddly land and a lot of water. Many trees and shrubs grow in swamps.
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[Habitat] -- Flat or low-lying ground permanently or regularly soaked with (standing) water.
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(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(v) drench or submerge or be drench [..]
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a wetland that features permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water, generally with a substantial number of hummocks, or dry-land protrusions. Swamps are usually regarded as [..]
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a wetland area that may be permanently or intermittently covered in water, often dominated by woody vegetation.
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A swamp is a type of wetland that contains freshwater. Tributary
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Low, wet land on which grass and trees grow.
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To fill with water, but not settle to the bottom.
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A type of wetland that is dominated by woody vegetation and does not accumulate appreciable peat deposits; it may be fresh- or saltwater, and tidal or nontidal. T
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A generally wet, wooded area where standing water occurs for at least part of the year. In Louisiana, swamps are often characterized by the presence of bald cypress and tupelo-gum trees and almost always occur in areas where freshwater is dominant.
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A wetland that has trees and shrubs.
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a low, freshwater wetland that is heavily forested and subject to seasonal flooding.
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A type of wetland dominated by woody vegetation but without appreciable peat deposits. Swamps may be fresh or salt water and tidal or non-tidal. (See 'wetlands')
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A type of wetland dominated by woody vegetation but without appreciable peat deposits. Swamps may be fresh or salt water and tidal or non-tidal. (See: wetlands.)
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A type of wetland dominated by woody vegetation but without appreciable peat deposits. Swamps may be fresh or salt water and tidal or non-tidal. (See: wetlands.)
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is an area that is saturated with water for much of the time but in which soil surface is not deeply submerged.
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Coastal Wetlands found in tropical and subtropical regions.
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Sink by filling with water.
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To fill with water, but not settle to the bottom.
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Sink by filling with water.
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  The act of an open boat in filling with water taken over the side.  
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To fill with water, but not settle to the bottom.
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to sink by filling with water.
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to fill a vessel with water without sinking
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To fill with water
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To fill with water, but not settle to the bottom.
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To fill with water, but not settle to the bottom.
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A forest ecosystem that is saturated with water.
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A type of wetland dominated by woody vegetation or trees.
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a type of wetland dominated by woody vegetation but without appreciable peat deposits. Swamps may be fresh or salt water and tidal or non-tidal.
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wetland ecosystem characterized by mineral soils with poor drainage and by plant life dominated by trees
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land having soils saturated with water for at least part of the year and supporting natural vegetation of mostly trees and shrubs.
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Type of wetland with water standing permanently or for a considerable period of time and with a dense cover of native vegetation. Swamps may be freshwater or saltwater, and tidal or non-tidal.
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When a canoe is accidentally filled with water.
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A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes. A type of wetl [..]
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A forested wetland, flooded seasonally or permanently.
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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. [..]
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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. [..]
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Swamp is a comic strip created by Australian Gary Clark. It was first published in 1981 in the Sunshine Coast Daily. According to Clark, the inspiration and model for this strip was the creeks and lag [..]
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A swamp is a wooded wetland. Swamp or The Swamp may also refer to:
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Swamp is the debut and only solo studio album from English songwriter-producer Phil Thornalley, released in 1988 by MCA. The album's title was named after Thornalley's own private studio Swamp Studios [..]
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"Swamp" is a 1987 single by That Petrol Emotion.
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