| NOUN | object | bog, peat bog | wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | change | bog, bog down | cause to slow down or get stuck |
| change | bog, bog down | get stuck while doing something |
| Sounds | baa'g; bao'g | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | agog ... Tagalog: 21 rhymes with aag... | |
| analog ... watchdog: 25 rhymes with aog... | ||
| Meaning | 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | peat bog | |
| Narrower | mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack | A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot |
| slough | A hollow filled with mud | |
| Broader | wetland | A low area where the land is saturated with water |
| Spanish | marjal, pantano, tremedal | |
| Catalan | aiguamoll, marjal | |
| Adjectives | boggy | (of soil) soft and watery |
| Meaning | Cause to slow down or get stuck. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The vote would bog down the house" | |
| Synonym | bog down | |
| Broader | slow, slow down, slow up | Cause to proceed more slowly |
| Catalan | encallar, obstaculitzar | |
| Meaning | get stuck while doing something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation" | |
| Synonym | bog down | |
| Broader | break, break off, discontinue, stop | prevent completion |
| Spanish | atascarse, encallarse | |
| Catalan | encallar-se | |
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