geography
: wet spongy ground
especially
: a poorly drained usually acid area rich in accumulated plant material, frequently surrounding a body of open water, and having a characteristic flora (as of sedges, heaths, and sphagnum)
bogged; bogging
: to cause to sink into or as if into a bog (see bog entry 1) : impede, mire
—usually used with down
a car that had gotten bogged down in the mud
easy to get bogged down in the details
: to become impeded or stuck
—usually used with down
Extra demand can cause the system to bog down.
British
Examples of bog in a Sentence
Noun (1)
got a shoe stuck in the bog
Noun (2)
they're out of paper in the bog again
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
Before the roads west of town were paved in 1936, reaching the lake meant navigating ruts, mud bogs and chugholes.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
From America’s perspective, however, the splintering of Iran would have a disastrous impact on the Gulf and likely bog the U.S. down in the Middle East indefinitely, a commitment Trump promised to avoid.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Blazes can simmer in peat bogs and other areas of organic matter several feet below ground, just waiting to ignite again.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
Before the roads west of town were paved in 1936, reaching the lake meant navigating ruts, mud bogs and chugholes.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Verb
Still, this is clearly a movie made for both old fans and new audiences, and the film doesn’t bog itself down with series lore or characters, which is probably for the best.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
From America’s perspective, however, the splintering of Iran would have a disastrous impact on the Gulf and likely bog the U.S. down in the Middle East indefinitely, a commitment Trump promised to avoid.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Bog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bog. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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