Swamp

swomp, n. wet, spongy land: low ground filled with water.— v.t. to sink in, or as in a swamp: to overset, or cause to fill with water, as a boat.— adj. Swamp′y , consisting of swamp: wet and spongy. [Scand., Dan. and Sw. svamp , a sponge; from the root of swim .]