Read the dictionary definition of swamp. All definitions for this word.
1. low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
2. a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables
1. he was trapped in a medical swamp
3. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
1. the basement was inundated after the storm
2. The images flooded his mind
4. drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
1. The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor