Bog Definition
bôg, bŏg
bogged, bogging, bogs
noun
bogs
Wet, spongy ground, characterized by decaying mosses that form peat; a small marsh or swamp.
Webster's New World
Any of certain other wetland areas, such as a fen, having a peat substrate.
American Heritage
An area of soft, naturally waterlogged ground.
American Heritage
A restroom or toilet.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- dry ground
verb
bogged
To sink or become stuck in or as in a bog; mire.
Webster's New World
To hinder or slow.
The project got bogged down in haggling about procedures.
American Heritage
To be hindered and slowed.
American Heritage
(UK, informal) To make a mess of something.
Wiktionary
(euphemistic, slang, UK, with "off") To go away.
Wiktionary
Origin of Bog
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Irish and Scottish Gaelic bogach (“soft, boggy ground”), from bog (“soft”)
From Wiktionary
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Irish Gaelic bogach from bog soft bheug- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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by shortening and euphemistic alteration from bugger
From Wiktionary
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