Bog
See also: Swamp.
Dictionary definition
- n. 1: wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel [syn: bog, peat bog]
- v. 1: cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house" [syn: bog down, bog]
- 2: get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation" [syn: bog down, bog]