bog down

Verb
  1. Get stuck while doing something (synset 200364395)
    "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"
    is a type of: break, break off, discontinue, stop - prevent completion
    same as: bog
  2. Cause to get stuck as if in a mire (synset 201839045)
    "The mud mired our cart"
    causes: bog down, get stuck, grind to a halt, mire - be unable to move further
    same as: mire
    verb group: bog down, get stuck, grind to a halt, mire - be unable to move further
  3. Be unable to move further (synset 201838838)
    "The car bogged down in the sand"
    is a type of: stand still - remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile
    same as: get stuck, grind to a halt, mire
    verb group: bog down, mire - cause to get stuck as if in a mire
  4. Cause to slow down or get stuck (synset 200364569)
    "The vote would bog down the house"
    is a type of: slow, slow down, slow up - cause to proceed more slowly
    same as: bog

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