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Definition of bog-down

"bog-down" is probably misspelled. Trying bog_down instead Definition of bog_down

1. bog_down [ v ] get stuck while doing something
Examples: "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"

Used in print:

(The Miami Herald,...)

Too many have bogged_down in bickering .

Synonyms bog_down bog Related Terms break

2. bog_down [ v ] cause to get stuck as if in a mire
Examples: "The mud mired our cart"

Synonyms bog_down mire Related Terms get_stuck get_stuck

3. bog_down [ v ] be unable to move further
Examples: "The car bogged down in the sand"

Synonyms bog_down mire grind_to_a_halt get_stuck Related Terms stand_still get_stranded mire mire

4. bog_down [ v ] cause to slow down or get stuck
Examples: "The vote would bog down the house"

Synonyms bog bog_down Related Terms slow

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