bog somebody down (in something)

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• bog — bog1 [bɔg US ba:g, bo:g] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Scottish Gaelic; Origin: bogach, from bog soft ] 1.) [U and C] an area of low wet muddy ground, sometimes containing bushes or grasses →↑marsh, swamp ↑swamp 2.) BrE informal a toilet …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bog down — verb 1. 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• slow down — verb 1. lose velocity; move more slowly (Freq. 5) The car decelerated • Syn: ↑decelerate, ↑slow, ↑slow up, ↑retard • Ant: ↑accelerate ( …   Useful english dictionary

• List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English …   Wikipedia

• slow up — verb 1. become slow or slower (Freq. 1) Production slowed • Syn: ↑slow, ↑slow down, ↑slack, ↑slacken • Derivationally related forms: ↑slack ( …   Useful english dictionary

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• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• break off — verb 1. interrupt before its natural or planned end (Freq. 2) We had to cut short our vacation • Syn: ↑cut short, ↑break short • Hypernyms: ↑interrupt, ↑break …   Useful english dictionary

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