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swamp vs fill

fill vs swamp

swamp and fill both are nouns.

swamp and fill both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
swamp Yes No Yes No
fill Yes No Yes No
As verbs, fill is a hypernym of swamp; that is, fill is a word with a broader meaning than swamp:
  • swamp: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
  • fill: make full, also in a metaphorical sense
Other hypernyms of swamp include fill up, make full.
swamp (noun) fill (noun)
low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog a quantity sufficient to satisfy
a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables any material that fills a space or container
swamp (verb) fill (verb)
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid become full
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged make full, also in a metaphorical sense
plug with a substance
fill to satisfaction
eat until one is sated
fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
assume, as of positions or roles
appoint someone to (a position or a job)
occupy the whole of
Difference between swamp and fill

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