1. Noun
A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to sink; a marsh; a morass.
2. Noun
A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp.
3. Verb
To sink, as into a bog; to submerge in a bog; to cause to sink and stick, as in mud and mire.
4. Noun
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
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5. Verb
cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house"
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