bog down Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb get stuck while doing something
   bog.
   
   • She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation
2. verb cause to get stuck as if in a mire
   mire.
   
   • The mud mired our cart
3. verb be unable to move further
   mire; get stuck; grind to a halt.
   
   • The car bogged down in the sand
4. verb cause to slow down or get stuck
   bog.
   
   • The vote would bog down the house

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