Swamps meaning : A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes. A type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures which have adapted specifically to that environment. A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult. To drench or fill with water. To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of. To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.