bog

Noun
  1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation;
    Has poorer drainage than a swamp;
    Soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel (synset 109248850)
    hypernym: wetland - a low area where the land is saturated with water
    hyponym:
    synonym: peat bog
Verb
  1. Cause to slow down or get stuck (synset 200364569)
    "The vote would bog down the house"
    hypernym: slow, slow down, slow up - cause to proceed more slowly
    synonym: bog down
  2. Get stuck while doing something (synset 200364395)
    "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"
    hypernym: break, break off, discontinue, stop - prevent completion
    synonym: bog down

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