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swamped

swamped adjective: very busy; having too much to do. Also the simple past and past participle of swamp.

Adjective

swamped

  1. (informal) very busy; having too much to do
    • They have been swamped ever since they started advertising.
    • He can’t talk to you right now; he’s swamped.

Also used as

swamped is also the simple past and past participle of swamp.

Phrases with swamped

Questions about swamped

What does swamped mean?
Swamped means very busy; having too much to do.
What part of speech is swamped?
Swamped is an adjective.

Words near swamped in the dictionary

  1. swampbuster
  2. swampbusters
  3. swampbusting
  4. swampdragon
  5. swampdragons
  6. swamped
  7. swamped out
  8. swamper
  9. swampers
  10. swampful
  11. swampfuls

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