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verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

swamp out

swamp out · swamps out · swamped out · swamping out

To clean or tidy, especially a place that is very messyTo clean or tidy, especially a place that is very messy.

Meaning

2 senses

To clean or tidy, especially a place that is very messy.
To overwhelm or outnumber.

Forms

swamps out, swamping out, swamped out, swamped out

Base form	swamp out · to swamp out
3rd person singular	swamps out
Present participle	swamping out
Past simple	swamped out
Past participle	swamped out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	swamp out
he, she, it	swamps out

Past simpleLesson

all persons

swamped out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have swamped out
he, she, it	has swamped out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will swamp out

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

swallowA2 swamp swampy swanB2 swanky

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