Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bog down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: bog -down
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become stuck (as if in a bog) and unable to progress.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause to become stuck and unable to progress.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"We've gotten bogged down in trifling details."
"The play bogs down in narrative as we watch Max and Rudy flee Berlin."
"DB wanted to start running in 2013, but couldn't get approval for the Velaro trains it wanted to run. It became bogged down in a process controlled by the Intergovernmental Commission (IGC), which includes the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority."

Usage

Inflected Forms

bogs down (present, singular) bogging down (participle, present) bogged down (participle, past) bogged down (past)

Phrases

bag down bug down

Frequently Paired Words

bag down bug down embroil entrap trap

Synonyms

mire hamper stymie bog grind to a halt get stuck

Questions

What does bog down mean?: To become stuck (as if in a bog) and unable to progress.

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