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bog
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- pronunciation:
- bag
[or]
bawg
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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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
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| related words: |
flat, moor |
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| 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. |
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| derivations: |
boggish (adj.), boggy (adj.), bogginess (n.) |
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