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  1. 1. n. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to sink; a marsh; a morass. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To sink, as into a bog; to submerge in a bog; to cause to sink and stick, as in mud and mire. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. 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 Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. cause to slow down or get stuck Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. get stuck while doing something Source: wordnet
  7. 7. To sink, as into a bog; to submerge in a bog; to cause to sinkand stick, as in mud and mire.At another time, he was bogged up to the middle in the slough ofLochend. Sir W. Scott. Source: adambom
  8. 8. v:35/n:65 n. 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 Source: ecdict

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