# swamped

Pronunciation: US say "SWAHMPT" /swɑmpt/; UK say "SWOMPT" /swɒmpt/

## Adjective

1. Extremely busy, with more work or demands than one can easily handle. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Very busy, with too much to do.
   - _The accounting team is swamped every April, so expect slow replies._
   - _I'd love to help, but I'm completely swamped until Friday._

## Verb

2. Past tense and past participle of swamp. — simple past and past participle of swamp
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of swamp. Used for the past, or after have or was.
   - _Thousands of complaints swamped the agency's phone lines within hours._
   - _Heavy seas had swamped the dinghy, and the two sailors bailed with their hats._

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