I. bog 1 /bɒɡ $ bɑːɡ, bɒːɡ/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Scottish Gaelic ; Origin: bogach , from bog 'soft' ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] an area of low wet muddy ground, sometimes containing bushes or grasses ⇨ marsh , swamp
2 . [countable] British English informal a toilet
II. bog 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle bogged , present participle bogging )
bog somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb [usually passive]
1 . if a process or plan becomes bogged down, it is delayed so that no progress is made:
Talks to settle the pay dispute have become bogged down.
bog somebody/something ↔ down in
Don’t let yourself get bogged down in minor details.
2 . if something gets bogged down, it becomes stuck in soft ground and is unable to move:
The car got bogged down in the mud.
bog off phrasal verb British English spoken informal
used to tell someone rudely to go away:
Just bog off!