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bog down

Definitions

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  • verb intransitive To become stuck (as if in a bog) and unable to progress.
  • verb transitive To cause to become stuck and unable to progress.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb be unable to move further
  • verb get stuck while doing something
  • verb cause to get stuck as if in a mire
  • verb cause to slow down or get stuck

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hypernyms (8)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. break
  2. break off
  3. discontinue
  4. slow
  5. slow down
  6. slow up
  7. standstill
  8. stop

variants (3)

Variants

  1. bogged down
  2. bogging down
  3. bogs down

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