BOG DOWN (bogged down, bogging down, bogs down)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected forms: bogged down    , bogging down    , bogs down   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does bog down mean? 

• BOG DOWN (verb)
  The verb BOG DOWN has 4 senses:

1. get stuck while doing something

2. cause to get stuck as if in a mire

3. be unable to move further

4. cause to slow down or get stuck

  Familiarity information: BOG DOWN used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOG DOWN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Get stuck while doing something

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

bog; bog down

Context example:

She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation

Hypernyms (to "bog down" is one way to...):

break; break off; discontinue; stop (prevent completion)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause to get stuck as if in a mire

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

bog down; mire

Context example:

The mud mired our cart

Cause:

bog down; get stuck; grind to a halt; mire (be unable to move further)

Verb group:

bog down; get stuck; grind to a halt; mire (be unable to move further)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Be unable to move further

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

bog down; get stuck; grind to a halt; mire

Context example:

The car bogged down in the sand

Hypernyms (to "bog down" is one way to...):

stand still (remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile)

Verb group:

bog down; mire (cause to get stuck as if in a mire)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sense 4

Meaning:

Cause to slow down or get stuck

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

bog; bog down

Context example:

The vote would bog down the house

Hypernyms (to "bog down" is one way to...):

slow; slow down; slow up (cause to proceed more slowly)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something