What is the meaning of bog down?

verb

  • Get stuck while doing something.
    • usage: "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"
  • Cause to get stuck as if in a mire.
    • usage: "The mud mired our cart"
  • Be unable to move further.
    • usage: "The car bogged down in the sand"
  • Cause to slow down or get stuck.
    • usage: "The vote would bog down the house"
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APAWordNet. (2010). bog down. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/bog_down/definitions/1261025
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