bog down

Verb

Meaning

get stuck while doing something

cause to slow down or get stuck

be unable to move further

cause to get stuck as if in a mire

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mire bog retard mush involve delay anchor brake stall hinder curb restrain impede hamper handicap
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Antonyms

further help oil aid forward advance
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Hypernyms

break stop slow discontinue slow down break off

Related terms

bag down bug down

Examples

Too much detail can bog down any story. Enough with the history of gunpowder, the geology of Hawaii, the processes of whaling, and cactus and tumbleweed. Edward M. Lerner

She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation Source: Internet

The vote would bog down the house Source: Internet

The car bogged down in the sand Source: Internet

The mud mired our cart Source: Internet

For this reader, the story seemed to bog down in the middle and started feeling repetitive. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bog clubmoss bog cotton bog cranberry bog earth bog earwort bog flower