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bogged down

bogged down is the past of bog down.

Adjective

bogged down (not comparable)

  1. Stuck, as if in a bog.
    • It was Mr. Womble that tied the rope to the car that was bogged down, and I was the one that tied the other end of it to the end of the truck...1922, The Southwestern Reporter
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) Stuck; mired, as in detail, difficulty; delayed or made slower.
    • However, if the project manager has a sense that the project is getting bogged down, there is one additional strategy that can be employed...2003, Patrick W O'Carroll, et al: Public Health Informatics and Information Systems

Meaning of bog down

Verb

bog down (third-person singular simple present bogs down, present participle bogging down, simple past and past participle bogged down)

  1. (intransitive, "get"-passive) To become stuck (as if in a bog) and unable to progress.
    • We've gotten bogged down in trifling details.
  2. (transitive) To cause to become stuck and unable to progress.
    Synonyms:
    mire, hamper, stymie

Questions about bogged down

What does bogged down mean?
Bogged down means stuck, as if in a bog.
What is bogged down the past of?
Bogged down is the past of bog down.
What part of speech is bogged down?
Bogged down is an adjective.

Words near bogged down in the dictionary

  1. boggard
  2. boggards
  3. boggart
  4. boggarts
  5. bogged
  6. bogged down
  7. bogged in
  8. bogged into
  9. bogged off
  10. bogger
  11. boggers

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