Definition of bog down

Overview of verb bog_down

The verb bog down has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) bog down, bog

(get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation")

2. mire, bog down

(cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart")

3. grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down, mire

(be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand")

4. bog down, bog

(cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house")