verb
1. get stuck while doing something (Freq. 1)
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She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation
• Syn: ↑bog
• Hypernyms: ↑break, ↑break off, ↑discontinue, ↑stop
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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Somebody ——s
2. cause to get stuck as if in a mire
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The mud mired our cart
• Syn: ↑mire
• Verb Group: ↑grind to a halt, ↑get stuck, ↑mire
• Cause: ↑grind to a halt, ↑get stuck, ↑mire
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s somebody
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Something ——s something
3. be unable to move further
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The car bogged down in the sand
• Syn: ↑grind to a halt, ↑get stuck, ↑mire
• Hypernyms: ↑stand still
• Verb Group: ↑mire
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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Somebody ——s
4. cause to slow down or get stuck
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The vote would bog down the house
• Syn: ↑bog
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s somebody
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Something ——s something
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bog down [phrasal verb]
The mud bogged down the car.
— usually used as (be) bogged down
The car got bogged down in the mud.
— often used figuratively
It's easy to get bogged down in details.
The extra demand can bog down the system.
2 : to become stuck in wet ground
The car bogged down in the mud.
— often used figuratively
The story bogs down after the second chapter.
The extra demand can cause the system to bog down.
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Main Entry: ↑bog
Useful english dictionary. 2012.