Bog - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|bɑːɡ|
Brit.
|bɒɡ|
noun
- 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
verb
- cause to slow down or get stuck
The vote would bog down the house
- get stuck while doing somethingShe bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation
Extra examples
He wandered out again, in a perfect bog of uncertainty.
Men who make no conscience of a lie, do yet take some bog at an oath.
The vote would bog down the house
She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: bog
he/she/it: bogs
present participle: bogging
past tense: bogged
past participle: bogged
I/you/we/they: bog
he/she/it: bogs
present participle: bogging
past tense: bogged
past participle: bogged
noun
singular: bog
plural: bogs
singular: bog
plural: bogs
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