A swamped boat. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : He swamped us with work. From Dictionary.com.
I guess we kind of swamped Time-Life with pre-orders. From Wordnik.com. [the peace that reigned in Upper Dreamland was badly negated when the giant slugs invaded] Reference
County Hospital we functioned in a perennial state of "swamped". From Wordnik.com. [Passing notes] Reference
When we say "swamped," we mean it - this is what we came back to. From Wordnik.com. [NO FOOLING] Reference
So the good ones are kind of swamped in the huge mass of the mediocre rest. From Wordnik.com. [Imagination And Abstraction] Reference
Add in an out-of-town funeral we'll be attending Tuesday-Wednesday, and I'm thinking "swamped". From Wordnik.com. [ianrandalstrock's Journal] Reference
SYF GOLD - hey ppl! pleased to inform one and all that my 'swamped'mood is now offically over. From Wordnik.com. [-SYF GOLD-] Reference
I have been kind of swamped with life and travel and commitments, so not writing much since I finished the last draft. From Wordnik.com. [you will make a secret journey. you will meet a holy man.] Reference
Also notable was how Rep. Goode pointed out that all of this -- our being "swamped" by Muslims -- is Bill Clinton's fault. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
In portraying a picture of a system in danger of being "swamped" the Welsh Affairs Committee has not compared like with like. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference
The scofflaws apparently couldn't find legal spaces in the bike lots, which, Meier says, had been "swamped" with student cyclists. From Wordnik.com. [Bummed at the Pump] Reference
The place is kind of swamped with media, and I guess Blitzer's doing his live show just outside, so there are a lot of sign-holders afoot. From Wordnik.com. [Hullabaloo] Reference
I'm kind of swamped right now, otherwise I'd give this a shot. From Wordnik.com. [TPN :: The Digital Photography Show] Reference
Is that kind of swamped by everything else going on at this point?. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
City Hall officials are "swamped," and four aldermen are enlisting Yalies to help. From Wordnik.com. [Yale Daily News - Latest Issue] Reference
These tasks come in the wake of what Morehead described as "swamped" conditions at City Hall. From Wordnik.com. [Yale Daily News - Latest Issue] Reference
On Sept. 1, Fukuda announced he would step down as he felt "swamped" by the country's issues. From Wordnik.com. [::.Angus Reid Global Monitor - Polls.::] Reference
In September 2008, Fukuda announced he would step down as he felt "swamped" by the country's issues. From Wordnik.com. [::.Angus Reid Global Monitor - Polls.::] Reference
Camas St. The Idaho Foodbank's Picnic in the Park 2010 "swamped" last year's totals, officials are saying. From Wordnik.com. [IdahoStatesman.com News Updates] Reference
HG Wells warned that the social order would be "swamped" by "ill-bred, ill-trained swarms of inferior citizens". From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
And fisherman Barnes, as we rose and fell, once more saved us from being "swamped" by his clever way of paddling through. From Wordnik.com. [Erema — My Father's Sin] Reference
We had four horses, but were thrice "swamped" on the road, and had to take out the wounded men once, till we could start the wheels. From Wordnik.com. [Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War] Reference
My barber (a female) told me a couple days ago that her friend who works for FedEx said that they are 'swamped' with ammo deliveries. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Gray at the time said he had been "swamped" with other arson cases over the years, and that the Horton case had become a lower priority. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I understand white fears of being 'swamped' and surrendering or sharing their privileges. ". From Wordnik.com. [Special Edition: A Tribute to Chief Albert Luthuli] Reference
"swamped" teachers in England with red tape and said the move was a victory for commonsense. From Wordnik.com. [Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news] Reference
Moments of lyric sweetness are swamped by moments of malarkey. From Wordnik.com. [Even Van Sant Fans Will Get The Blues] Reference
Bookstores, record stores, anybody who carried it got swamped. From Wordnik.com. [THE SELLING OF SEX] Reference
Builders and architects are swamped with work for the newly wealthy. From Wordnik.com. [The Two Russias] Reference
MCI, meanwhile, has been swamped with inquiries about its new offerings. From Wordnik.com. [Ads Of Our Lives] Reference
USA Today had a story last week about how companies are being swamped with e-resumes. From Wordnik.com. [Cheerleaders Vs. The Grumps] Reference
Of course, Iacocca has been swamped by forces that have hit the other U.S. carmakers. From Wordnik.com. [Lee's Last Stand] Reference
"As you can imagine, we're totally swamped," an embassy official explained to NEWSWEEK. From Wordnik.com. [War Watch Notes From All Fronts Battle Of Britain] Reference
Most sons or daughters will take a call from a parent, even if they're swamped with work. From Wordnik.com. [A Cautionary Campaign] Reference
When the site works, it rocks, but users swamped it from the moment it went online last Wednesday. From Wordnik.com. [Surveillance In The Sky] Reference
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