English Explanatory Dictionary

bog down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To become stuck (as if in a bog) and unable to progress.
  2. To cause to become stuck and unable to progress.

Word forms

bog down bogs down bogging down bogged down

Synonyms

mire hamper stymie

Related words

bag down bug down embroil entrap trap
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