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bog

/bɒg/

/bɔg/

bognoun

bogs

/bɒg/

/bɔg/

Translations

болото

The hikers got lost in the bog.

Путешественники заблудились в болоте.

Additional translations

трясина

топь

Definitions

A wetland area that accumulates peat, a deposit of dead plant material, often mosses.

The hikers carefully navigated the bog, trying to avoid sinking into the soft ground.

A slang term for a toilet, primarily used in British English.

He excused himself to use the bog before the long car journey.

Synonyms

bogverb

bogged

Past Simple

bogged

Past Participle

bogging

Gerund

/bɒɡ/

/bɑɡ/

Translations

застревать

The car began to bog down in the muddy field.

Машина начала застревать в грязном поле.

увязнуть

The project started to bog down due to lack of resources.

Проект начал увязнуть из-за нехватки ресурсов.

Definitions

To become stuck in wet, muddy ground.

The car bogged down in the muddy field after the heavy rain.

To cause to become stuck in wet, muddy ground.

The heavy truck bogged the trailer in the marshy area.

To impede or slow down progress.

The project bogged down due to bureaucratic red tape.

Synonyms

bogadjective

/bɒɡ/

/bɑɡ/

Used attributively before another noun to denote connection with peat bogs (e.g., bog plants, bog water).

Definitions

Growing in or characteristic of a bog; relating to or found in a bog.

Bog plants flourish in the acidic soil of wetlands.