swamped

[ swompt ]

adjective

1. filled or covered with water; flooded; inundated:

   The most important thing we learned is how to paddle a swamped canoe back in to shore.

   He saw lines of people walking along the swamped road, completely drenched.

2. overwhelmed, especially with an excess of something:

   The website outage was most likely caused by swamped servers.

   Whether it's helping a swamped colleague with a project or buying a stranger a cup of coffee, any small act of kindness can boost happiness.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of swamp.

Word History and Origins

Origin of swamped¹

swamp ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

In the pandemic we heard reports of swamped hospitals in danger of being overwhelmed though to what extent was never fully clear.

From BBC

An abrupt silence swamped the courtroom in Avignon as three large television screens, positioned high on three walls, flickered back to life.

From BBC

Asheville, home to about 94,000 people and a popular tourism and arts hub, was swamped and eerily quiet on Saturday, CBS reported.

From BBC

Welfare agencies were swamped with requests for emergency cash assistance and food stamp applications while the municipal civil service was hit with illness, death and a wave of early retirements.

From Salon

He looked like he would not stop running until he was brought to a halt, swamped by elated Italy team-mates.

From BBC

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