swamp
1 noun GEOG wet landseascann masc1 corcach fem2 eanach masc1 a mangrove swamp corcach mhangróbh 2 verb cover with water TRANSITIVEbáigh verb the wave nearly swamped the boat dóbair gur bháigh an tonn an bád, ba bheag nár iompaigh an mhaidhm an bádTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb overrun, overfill TRANSITIVEbáigh verb plódaigh verb plúch verb the area is swamped by tourists tá an ceantar plódaithe le turasóirí, tá an ceantar dubh le turasóiríthey were swamped with requests bhí siad báite le hiarratais 4 verb be too big for (sb/sth) TRANSITIVEslog verb he's swamped by his coat tá sé báite ina chóta, tá sé slogtha ag a chóta, tá a sheacht ndíol de chóta airthe living room is swamped by the television tá an seomra suí líonta suas ag an teilifís, tá an teilifís i bhfad rómhór don seomra suí 5 verb smother, obscure (sth) TRANSITIVEplúch verb báigh verb the details swamp the story plúchann na mionsonraí an scéal, tá an scéal báite sna mionsonraíthe bodhrán swamps the sound of the fiddle múchann an bodhrán fuaim na fidle, bánn an bodhrán an fhidil 6 verb overwhelm (sb) with emotion TRANSITIVEcloígh verb líon verb she was swamped with jealousy líonadh le héad í, bhí sí ite le héad, fuair an t-éad an ceann is fearr uirthifear swamped me without warning líonadh le heagla mé go tobann, bhuail taom eagla mé go tobann