n.
- an area of very soft wet muddy ground.
▸Ecology wetland with acid, peaty soil. Compare with fen1.
- Brit. informal a toilet.
v.
(bogs, bogging, bogged)
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(usu. be bogged down)
cause to become stuck; hinder the progress of.
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(bog off)
Brit. informal go away.
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(bog in)
Austral./NZ informal start a task enthusiastically.
Derivative
- bogginess n.
- boggy adj.
(boggier, boggiest)
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Etymology
ME: from Ir. or Sc. Gaelic bogach, from bog ‘soft’.