swampish
Variant of swamp
swamp (swämp, swômp)
noun
Etymology: < dial. var. (or LowG cognate) of ME sompe, akin to MLowG swamp, Goth & OE swamm, fungus, mushroom < IE base *swomb(h)os, spongy, porous > Gr somphos, spongy
adjective
transitive verb
- to plunge or sink in a swamp, deep water, etc.
- to flood or submerge with or as with water
- to overcome or overwhelm; ruin swamped by debts
- to sink (a boat) by filling with water
- ☆ to make (a path) or clear (an area) by removing underbrush and slash, as in logging
intransitive verb
Related Forms:
- swampish swamp′·ish adjective
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