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bog

 
 
pronunciation:
bag [or] bawg
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition: an area of soft, wet earth; marsh.
It's hard to get across that bog even with high boots on.
similar words:
marsh, swamp
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: bogs, bogging, bogged
definition: to become or cause to be stuck as in a bog (usually followed by "down").
Studying for exams bogged Anne down for the weekend.
derivations: boggish (adj.), boggy (adj.), bogginess (n.)
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