bog

bog

 (bôg, bŏg)

n.

1.

a. An area having a wet, spongy, acidic substrate composed chiefly of sphagnum moss and peat in which characteristic shrubs and herbs and sometimes trees usually grow.

b. Any of certain other wetland areas, such as a fen, having a peat substrate. Also called peat bog.

2. An area of soft, naturally waterlogged ground.

3. Chiefly British Slang A restroom or toilet.

v. bogged, bog·ging, bogs

v.tr.

1. To cause to sink in a bog: The bus got bogged down in the muddy road.

2. To hinder or slow: The project got bogged down in haggling about procedures.

v.intr.

To be hindered and slowed.

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[Irish Gaelic bogach, from bog, soft; see bheug- in Indo-European roots.]

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bog′gi·ness n.

bog′gy adj.

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bog

(bɒɡ)

n

1. (Physical Geography) wet spongy ground consisting of decomposing vegetation, which ultimately forms peat

2. (Physical Geography) an area of such ground

3. a place or thing that prevents or slows progress or improvement

4. a slang word for lavatory¹

5. slang Austral the act or an instance of defecating

[C13: from Gaelic bogach swamp, from bog soft]

ˈboggy adj

ˈbogginess n

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bog¹

(bɒg, bɔg)

n., v. bogged, bog•ging. n.

1. wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.

2. an area or stretch of such ground.

v.t., v.i.

3. to sink in or as if in a bog (often fol. by down): We were bogged down with a lot of work.

[1495–1505; < Irish or Scottish Gaelic bogach soft ground (bog soft + -ach n. suffix)]

bog′gish, adj.

bog′gy, adj. -gi•er, -gi•est.

bog′gi•ness, n.

bog²

(bɒg, bɔg)

n.

Usu., bogs.Brit. Slang. a lavatory; bathroom.

[1780–90; probably shortening of bog-house; compare bog to defecate]

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bog

(bôg)

An area of wet, spongy ground consisting mainly of decayed or decaying moss and other vegetation. Bogs form as the dead vegetation sinks to the bottom of a lake or pond, where it decays to form peat.

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bog

Past participle: bogged
Gerund: bogging

Imperative

bog

bog

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bog - wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel peat bog mire, morass, quag, quagmire, slack - a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot slough - a hollow filled with mud wetland - a low area where the land is saturated with water
Verb	1.	bog - cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house" bog down slow up, slow, slow down - cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"
	2.	bog - get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation" bog down break off, discontinue, stop, break - prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

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bog

noun

1. marsh, moss (Scot. & Northern English dialect), swamp, slough, wetlands, fen, mire, quagmire, morass, marshland, peat bog We walked steadily across moor and bog.

2. (Brit. informal) lavatory, toilet, loo (Brit. informal), can (U.S. & Canad. slang), john (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), throne (informal), privy, latrine, crapper (taboo slang), khazi (slang), W.C. I'm reading it on the bog.

3. bathroom, lavatory, toilet, loo (Brit. informal), convenience, privy, outhouse, washroom, powder room, water closet, gents or ladies (Brit. informal), ladies' room, little boy's or little girl's room (informal), W.C. 'I'm in the bog!' she heard him call.

bog something or someone down hold up, stick, delay, halt, stall, slow down, impede, slow up The talks have become bogged down with the issue of military reform.

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bog

noun

A usually low-lying area of soft waterlogged ground and standing water:

fen, marsh, marshland, mire, morass, muskeg, quag, quagmire, slough, swamp, swampland, wetland.

verb

To interfere with the progress of.Also used with down:

encumber, hinder, hold back, impede, obstruct.

Idiom: get in the way of.

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Translations

مُسْتَنْقَع

bažinamočálrašeliniště

mosesump

SumpfKloMoorMoos

βάλτοςέλος

ciénagapantano

rabasoo

suoneva

marécagetourbièrecabinetmarais

močvara

mocsár

mÿri

cessopaludepantanoimpantanarsi

沼

늪

įklimptipelkėpelkėtas

muklājspurvs

moerasveen

myrsumpgjørmehengemyr

bagno

pântano

болотозыбунсортир

myr

ห้วย

bataklık

vũng lầy

沼泽泥塘

bog

[bɒg]

A. N

1. (= swamp) → pantano m, ciénaga f

2. (Brit) (= toilet) → retrete m, meadero m

B. CPD bog paper N (Brit) → papel m de wáter
bog roll N (Brit) → rollo m de papel de wáter

bog down VT + ADV to get bogged down (in) → quedar atascado (en), hundirse (en) (fig) → empantanarse or atrancarse (en)

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bog

[ˈbɒg] n

(= wet land) → tourbière f

(British) (= toilet) → chiottes fplbogged down [ˌbɒgdˈdaʊn] adj
to get bogged down → s'enliser
to get bogged down in sth → s'enliser dans qch
to get bogged down by sth → s'enliser dans qch

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bog

n

→ Sumpf m; (= peat bog) → (Torf)moor nt

(Brit inf: = toilet) → Lokus m (inf), → Klo nt (inf)

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bog

[bɒg] n → palude f (Brit) (fam) (toilet) → cesso

bog down vt + adv to get bogged down (in) → impantanarsi (in)

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bog

(bog) noun

very wet ground; marsh. moeras مُسْتَنْقَع тресавище pântano bažina, močál der Sumpf sump βάλτοςpantano, ciénaga soo لجن زار؛ باتلاق suo marécageביצה दलदल kaljuža mocsár lumpur mÿri pantano, palude 沼地 습지 pelkė purvs; muklājs bencah moerasmyr, gjørme, sumpbagno جبه، په جبه کی ډوبول یاډوبیدل pântano mlaş­tină трясна; болото močiar močvirje kaljuga mosse, kärr, träsk บึง bataklık 泥塘，沼澤 болото, трясовина دلدل ، کیچڑ والی زمین bãi lầy 泥塘，沼泽

ˈboggy adjective

boggy ground. moerasagtig مُسْتَنْقَعي، سَبَخ мочурлив pantanoso bahnitý, močálovitý sumpfig sumpet βαλτωμένος pantanoso soine باتلاقی soinen marécageux בִּיצָתִי दलदली kaljužno mocsaras berlumpur mÿrlendur pantanoso, paludoso 沼地の 습지의 pelkėtas purvains berbencah moerassigmyrlendt, myr-, sump-bagnisty كثيف،چټل ځاى pantanoso mlăştinos болотистый močaristý močvirnat glibovit sumpig, sank นิ่ม; เปียก bataklık 沼澤的 болотистий دلدلی lầy lội 多沼泽的

be bogged down

to be hindered in movement; to be prevented from making progress. The tractor is bogged down in the mud. vasval مُعَرْقَلٌ، عاجِزٌ عنِ التَّقَدُّم забавен съм estar atolado být zapadlý steckenbleiben sidde fast κολλώ, βαλτώνω estar atascado/atrancado kinni jääma گرفتار شدن؛ وا ماندن hidastua être embourbé לְהַשקִיע, לִשקוֹע में फंसना, फंसाना utonuti megfeneklik terjebak sitja fastur, komast ekki áfram impantanarsi 動きがとれなくなる 꼼짝 못하게 되다 įklimpti iestigt purvā terbenam vastzitten kjøre/sette seg fast, sitte fast grzęznąć ګرفتار کیدل estar atolado a fi îm­pot­molit увязнуть zapadnúť (do) obtičati zaglibiti se sitta fast พบกับความยุ่งยาก çamura saplanmak, takılıp kalmak 陷入泥沼，陷於困境 застряти آگے بڑھنے سے روکے جانا sa lầy 陷于困境

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bog

→ مُسْتَنْقَع bažina mose Sumpf έλος ciénaga suo tourbière močvara pantano 沼 늪 moeras myr bagno pântano болото myr ห้วย bataklık vũng lầy 沼泽

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