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swamp vs fill up

fill up vs swamp

swamp is a noun but fill up is not a noun.

swamp and fill up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
swamp Yes No Yes No
fill up No No Yes No
As verbs, fill up is a hypernym of swamp; that is, fill up is a word with a broader meaning than swamp:
  • swamp: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
  • fill up: make full, also in a metaphorical sense
Other hypernyms of swamp include fill, make full.
swamp (noun) fill up (noun)
low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables
swamp (verb) fill up (verb)
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid make full, also in a metaphorical sense
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged become full
eat until one is sated
fill or stop up
Difference between swamp and fill up

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