1. (

• bog ,
• peat_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 ;

1. (

• bog_down ,
• bog

) cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house" ;

2. (

• bog_down ,
• bog ,

) get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation" ;