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swamp out

swamp out verb: to clean or tidy, especially a place that is very messy.

Verb

swamp out (third-person singular simple present swamps out, present participle swamping out, simple past and past participle swamped out)

  1. To clean or tidy, especially a place that is very messy.
    • The room hadn't been swamped out in memory of man, and it smelled strongly of stale cigarette smoke and vomit.1992, Dana Stabenow, A Cold Day for Murder, →ISBN, page 58
    • Little Jim and I went back into the galley to help Pop swamp out the mess, and by the time we had the galley squared away, Steve was idling into the anchorage behind Clam Island.2002, Mike McConnell, Bear Tales and Deer Trails, →ISBN, page 155
  2. To overwhelm or outnumber.

Forms of swamp out

third-person singular presentswamps out
present participleswamping out
past participleswamped out
pastswamped out

Questions about swamp out

What does swamp out mean?
Swamp out means to clean or tidy, especially a place that is very messy.
What part of speech is swamp out?
Swamp out is a verb.
What is the past tense of swamp out?
The past tense of swamp out is swamped out.

Words near swamp out in the dictionary

  1. swamp oak trees
  2. swamp oaks
  3. swamp orchid
  4. swamp orchids
  5. swamp ore
  6. swamp out
  7. swamp partridge
  8. swamp partridges
  9. swamp pine
  10. swamp pines
  11. swamp pink

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