bog
1wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
an area or stretch of such ground.
to sink in or as if in a bog (often followed by down): We were bogged down by overwork.
bog in, Australian Slang. to eat heartily and ravenously.
Origin of bog
1Other words from bog
- boggish, adjective
Other definitions for bog (2 of 2)
a lavatory; bathroom.
Origin of bog
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How to use bog in a sentence
Instead, the military commission proceedings are bogged down in a pre-trial phase, as it has been for the past three years.
Prosecutors Have No Idea When 9/11 Mastermind’s Trial Will Start | Tim Mak | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTwo years on, Sarkozy and/or his close associates are still bogged down by at least six unresolved scandals.
France’s Ex-Prez Sarkozy Placed Under Formal Investigation for Corruption | Tracy McNicoll | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe program paid Thai formers above-market rates for rice, but became bogged down in a financial morass.
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In crossing a wide crevasse, the sledge became bogged in the soft snow of a drift which had a deceptive appearance of solidity.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonConal had tried to cross it once in the summer and got bogged there, losing a score of fine beasts.
The Pioneers | Katharine Susannah PrichardBut Ive marked the last place e bogged down into, an if e just pokes a nose out once more, ell get it in the neck for keeps.
Grapes of wrath | Boyd CableThe men had not known that the village was occupied and had bogged down almost at the same time that the Turks opened fire.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit RooseveltThere was not the slightest chance of moving the fighting cars; they were bogged down to the axle.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit Roosevelt
British Dictionary definitions for bog
/ (bɒɡ) /
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
Origin of bog
1Derived forms of bog
- boggy, adjective
- bogginess, noun
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Scientific definitions for 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.
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