- bog down
- verb1. get stuck while doing something (Freq. 1)-
She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation
• Syn: ↑bog• Hypernyms: ↑break, ↑break off, ↑discontinue, ↑stop• Verb Frames:-Something ——s
-Somebody ——s
2. cause to get stuck as if in a mire-The mud mired our cart
• Syn: ↑mire• Verb Group: ↑grind to a halt, ↑get stuck, ↑mire• Cause: ↑grind to a halt, ↑get stuck, ↑mire• Verb Frames:-Something ——s somebody
-Something ——s something
3. be unable to move further-The car bogged down in the sand
• Syn: ↑grind to a halt, ↑get stuck, ↑mire• Hypernyms: ↑stand still• Verb Group: ↑mire• Verb Frames:-Something ——s
-Somebody ——s
4. cause to slow down or get stuck-The vote would bog down the house
• Syn: ↑bog• Verb Frames:-Something ——s somebody
-Something ——s something
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bog down [phrasal verb]The mud bogged down the car.
— usually used as (be) bogged downThe car got bogged down in the mud.
— often used figurativelyIt's easy to get bogged down in details.
The extra demand can bog down the system.
2 : to become stuck in wet groundThe car bogged down in the mud.
— often used figurativelyThe story bogs down after the second chapter.
The extra demand can cause the system to bog down.
• • •Main Entry: ↑bog
Useful english dictionary. 2012.