bog down

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verb

1. get stuck while doing something (Freq. 1)
- She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation
• Syn:
bog
• Hypernyms:
break, break off, discontinue, stop
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. cause to get stuck as if in a mire
- The mud mired our cart
• Syn:
mire
• Derivationally related forms:
mire (for: mire)
• Verb Group:
grind to a halt, get stuck, mire
• Cause:
grind to a halt, get stuck, mire
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. be unable to move further
- The car bogged down in the sand
• Syn:
grind to a halt, get stuck, mire
• Derivationally related forms:
mire (for: mire)
• Hypernyms:
stand still
• Verb Group:
mire
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
4. cause to slow down or get stuck
- The vote would bog down the house
• Syn:
bog
• Hypernyms:
slow, slow down, slow up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something