bog (n.)

  1. wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

    [ Syn: peat bog ]

    bog (v.)

  1. cause to slow down or get stuck; The vote would bog down the house

    [ Syn: bog down ]

  2. get stuck while doing something; She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation

    [ Syn: bog down ]

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