noun

• (figurative) A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.
  "We two...in this swamp of iniquity...together we can bring redress to an unjust world."
• (US, politics) The alleged corruption, cronyism, inefficiency, and entrenched interests in the federal government, especially in Washington, DC.
  "On InfoWars, Alex Jones told his audience, "This is over the top sickening. Next they'll say Jeffrey Epstein never even existed. This is the swamp winning. No one is buying this.""

verb

• (figurative) To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
  "I have been swamped with paperwork ever since they started using the new system."
• (figurative) To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
  "The Whig majority of the house of Lords was swamped by the creation of twelve Tory peers."
• (Appalachia) To clear (a road or an area) of brush, particularly so as to create a path for loggers to be able to access trees.
  "Nothing to it but clearing out underbrush and limbs so teams can get to the logs. […] If anyone asks, just tell him you've swamped roads ever since you was big enough to lift a hatchet."