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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Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Their vehicle was discovered in a peat bog near Pabradė, Lithuania, after disappearing on March 25.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
This sad and sublimely beautiful movie, however, refuses to bog itself down in pessimism.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Their three bodies were recovered Monday after U.S., Polish and Lithuanian armed forces and other rescuers dug their M88 Hercules vehicle out of a peat bog at the Gen. Silvestras Žukauskas training ground in the town of Pabrade.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Their vehicle was discovered in a peat bog near Pabradė, Lithuania, after disappearing on March 25.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
Of course, logistical issues would bog that down, but the actual research would occur in a flash.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
This sad and sublimely beautiful movie, however, refuses to bog itself down in pessimism.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Bog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bog. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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