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bog

/bɑɡ/ · 3 letters · 3 distinct letters

  1. noun

    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

  2. verb

    cause to slow down or get stuck

    The vote would bog down the house

  3. verb

    get stuck while doing something

    She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation

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