bog
1
[ bog, bawg ]
/ bɒg, bɔg /
noun
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
an area or stretch of such ground.
verb (used with or without object), bogged, bog·ging.
to sink in or as if in a bog (often followed by down): We were bogged down by overwork.
Verb Phrases
bog in, Australian Slang.
to eat heartily and ravenously.
Origin of bog
1
1495–1505; < Irish or Scots Gaelic
bogach soft ground (
bog soft +
-ach noun suffix);
(def 4) perhaps a different word
OTHER WORDS FROM bog
bog·gish, adjectiveWords nearby bog
boeuf bourguignon,
boff,
boffin,
boffo,
bofors gun,
bog,
bog asphodel,
bog cotton,
bog deal,
bog down,
bog hole
British Dictionary definitions for bog down (1 of 2)
bog down
verb bogs, bogging or bogged
(adverb when tr, often passive)
to impede or be impeded physically or mentally
British Dictionary definitions for bog down (2 of 2)
bog
/ (bɒɡ) /
noun
wet spongy ground consisting of decomposing vegetation, which ultimately forms peat
an area of such ground
a place or thing that prevents or slows progress or improvement
a slang word for lavatory (def. 1)
Australian slang
the act or an instance of defecating
Derived forms of bog
boggy, adjective bogginess, nounWord Origin for bog
C13: from Gaelic
bogach swamp, from
bog soft
Scientific definitions for bog down
bog
[ bôg ]
An area of wet, spongy ground consisting mainly of decayed or decaying peat moss (sphagnum) and other vegetation. Bogs form as the dead vegetation sinks to the bottom of a lake or pond, where it decays slowly to form peat. Peat bogs are important to global ecology, since the undecayed peat moss stores large amounts of carbon that would otherwise be released back into the atmosphere. Global warming may accelerate decay in peat bogs and release more carbon dioxide, which in turn may cause further warming.
Idioms and Phrases with bog down
bog down
Become stuck, be unable to progress, as in Their research bogged down because they lacked the laboratory expertise. This expression transfers sinking into the mud of a swamp to being hampered or halted. [First half of 1900s]