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back
Preposition
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Toward the rear.
He went back behind the stands.
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To a place again.
I didn't like it, so I sent it back.
He went back to the same house.
They came back again.
back
Noun
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The back is the rear part of something; it is the part in the other direction from the front.
I went to the back of the house.
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The back is the rear part of the human body.
He had a scar on his back.
back
Verb
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If you back something, you support it.
The Republicans backed the bill.
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If you back up, you move backward.
He put the car in gear and backed right into the garage door.
swamp
Noun
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A swamp is an area where most of the land is underwater. Land in a swamp is not usually more than a meter (or a few feet) under water.
The swamp is home to many animals, including alligators, frogs, and birds.
U.S. state of Louisiana is famous for its swamps.
swamp
Verb
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If something is swamped it is being covered of filled with water.
The deck of our boat was swamped by the storm.
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If something is swamped is has gotten more of something than it can work with.
Our office was swamped with phone calls.
The store was swamped with customers last night.
That many downloads would swamp our computers.