Hole and Swamp

Hole

Hole noun - A difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape.

Usage example: Bill dug himself into a hole by promising to be in two places at the same time

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Swamp and hole are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Swamp" instead a noun "Hole".

Nearby Words: holed, holey, holer, holing

Swamp noun - A difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape.

Usage example: with her credit cards maxed out, and the making of minimum payments a challenge, debt seemed to be an ever-deepening swamp

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Hole and swamp are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hole" instead a noun "Swamp".

Nearby Words: swamped, swampy, swamper, swampland, swamping

full	full hole	full swamp
particular	particular hole	particular swamp
artificial	artificial hole	artificial swamp
massive	massive hole	massive swamp
Other adjectives: large, big, little, black, random, titular, local, nearby, giant, sudden, largest.

First there's a ship that's in mint condition except for a hole torn into the hull, then there's a ship that's been torn in half and is sitting in the middle of a swamp.

Source: Derelict Graveyard
A later episode has Hawkeye playing this in the Swamp, using one of B.J.'s sneakers for the hole.

Source: Office Golf
Adult Fear: Both movies: The first features Penny in danger of drowning or even being sucked out to sea through a hole in the cave, as well as running through a dangerous swamp on at least one occasion.

Source: Disney / The Rescuers

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