geography
: wet spongy ground
especially
: a poorly drained usually acid area rich in accumulated plant material, frequently surrounding a body of open water, and having a characteristic flora (as of sedges, heaths, and sphagnum)
bogged; bogging
: to cause to sink into or as if into a bog (see bog entry 1) : impede, mire
—usually used with down
a car that had gotten bogged down in the mud
easy to get bogged down in the details
: to become impeded or stuck
—usually used with down
Extra demand can cause the system to bog down.
British
Examples of bog in a Sentence
Noun (1)
got a shoe stuck in the bog
Noun (2)
they're out of paper in the bog again
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Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
He’s principally defined by having no clear place to be, which can be rich territory for psychological texture — or a narrative morass that bogs everything down.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 July 2024
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Noun
Britain’s most famous bog body is the Lindow Man, who was discovered in 1984 and is thought to have been the victim of a violent death around the time of the Romans’ arrival.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Read more Kansas tuberculosis outbreak becomes largest ever in US
New tuberculosis cure could come from fungi found in US bogs
New hope in fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis
Is There A Vaccine For Tuberculosis?
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
This bogs the storyline down during the production’s early build-ups and a too slow wind down.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
He’s principally defined by having no clear place to be, which can be rich territory for psychological texture — or a narrative morass that bogs everything down.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 July 2024
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“Bog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bog. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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