swamped

USSWAHMPT/swɑmpt/UKSWOMPT/swɒmpt/

2 meanings of swamped

1
adjectivecolloquial
Very busy, with too much to do.
Sorry I didn't call back. I've been swamped at work this week.
Mom is swamped right now, so ask Dad.
Similaroverwhelmed, inundated, overloaded, busy, slammed
Oppositefree, idle
2
verb
Past tense and past participle of swamp. Used for the past, or after have or was.
A big wave swamped our little boat.
The store was swamped by shoppers on the first day of the sale.
Note

swamped is a form of swamp

swamp, verb: To be too much for someone, or to give them more than they can handle. Full entry

Forms: swampswamps he/she/itswamping -ing formswamped past tense, past participle
Spelling: swamp → swamped: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /t/.

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