"bog" meaning in English

See bog in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɒɡ/ [UK], /bɑg/ [US] Audio: en-uk-bog.ogg [UK], en-us-bog.ogg [US] Forms: bog [singular], bogs [plural]
enPR: bŏg [UK], bäg [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A bog is large wet area with many plants. Synonyms: marsh, swamp, sog
    Sense id: simple-bog-en-noun-kW-BDgaM

Verb

IPA: /bɒɡ/ [UK], /bɑg/ [US] Audio: en-uk-bog.ogg [UK], en-us-bog.ogg [US] Forms: bog [canonical], bogs [third-person, singular], bogged [past], bogged [past, participle], bogging [present, participle]
enPR: bŏg [UK], bäg [US] Head templates: {{verb|bog|g}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To become bogged is to become slowed down or stuck.
    Sense id: simple-bog-en-verb-FFmfM0NR Categories (other): Colloquial, Verbs
  2. To bog something is to make a mess of it. Tags: British
    Sense id: simple-bog-en-verb-qC4vByNR Categories (other): Colloquial
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    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "text": "The frog jumped away into the bog."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A bog is large wet area with many plants."
      ],
      "id": "simple-bog-en-noun-kW-BDgaM",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "marsh"
        },
        {
          "word": "swamp"
        },
        {
          "word": "sog"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "enpr": "bŏg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɒɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/bQg/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bäg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɑg/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/bAg/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-bog.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-bog.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bog"
}

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      "form": "bog",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bogs",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bogged",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bogged",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bogging",
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        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "bog",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
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        {
          "text": "Too many people on the bus made it bog down and then stop."
        }
      ],
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        "To become bogged is to become slowed down or stuck."
      ],
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        "informal"
      ]
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        }
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        {
          "text": "Why did you have to bog this whole thing up!?"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        "informal"
      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɒɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/bQg/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bäg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/bɑg/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/bAg/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-bog.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    },
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        {
          "text": "The frog jumped away into the bog."
        }
      ],
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        "A bog is large wet area with many plants."
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "marsh"
        },
        {
          "word": "swamp"
        },
        {
          "word": "sog"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "enpr": "bŏg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɒɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/bQg/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bäg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɑg/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/bAg/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-bog.ogg",
      "tags": [
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        "US"
      ]
    }
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}

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      "form": "bog",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bogs",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bogged",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bogged",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bogging",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "Verbs"
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        {
          "text": "Too many people on the bus made it bog down and then stop."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become bogged is to become slowed down or stuck."
      ],
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        "informal"
      ]
    },
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        "Colloquial",
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Why did you have to bog this whole thing up!?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To bog something is to make a mess of it."
      ],
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        "transitive",
        "informal"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "enpr": "bŏg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɒɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/bQg/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bäg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɑg/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/bAg/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-bog.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-bog.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bog"
}

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