to swamp

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

To plunge into 'inextricable difficulties.--Webster. To whelm or sink as in a swamp.--Todd. The former use of the word is not in Todd's Johnson, or other English dictionaries. Dr. Webster quotes the Quarterly Review as authority. It is common in the United States, though not elegant. Ex. 'He invested a large sum of money in land speculations, which swamped him;' i. e. ruined him.

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Swamp
·vt To plunge or sink into a swamp. II. Swamp ·vt To cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to...

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swamp
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
swamp-gum
n. See gum. ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
swamp-hawk
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swamp-hen
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swamp-mahogany
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swamp-oak
n. 1) A broomlike leguminous shrubor small tree, Viminaria denudata, Sm. (also called Swamp-broom)....

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swamp-pheasant
n. called also Pheasant-cuckoo. Another name for the Coucal (q.v.). 1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland...

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swamp-sparrow
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logging swamp
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
swamp-pink
(Lat. Azalea Viscosa.) A popular name for the Wild Honeysuckle.--Bigelow's Plants of Boston. ...

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swamp-daisy-tree
n. See daisy-tree. ...

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i swamp it!
An interjection of the same meaning as I swan! which see. Had that darn'd old vessel--that frigate ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.