Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

bog

2 verb
     
bog2 past tense and past participle bogged, present participle bogging

bog somebody/something ↔ down

phrasal verb
1 if a process or plan becomes bogged down, it is delayed so that no progress is made:
Talks to settle the pay dispute have become bogged down.
bog somebody/something ↔ down in
Don't let yourself get bogged down in minor details.
2 if something gets bogged down, it becomes stuck in soft ground and is unable to move:
The car got bogged down in the mud.

bog off

phrasal verb
used to tell someone rudely to go away:
Just bog off!
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary