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Word: Bog
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Irish or Scottish Gaelic bogach, from bog ‘soft’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɒɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an area of wet muddy ground that is too soft to support a heavy body
Short Definition:area of soft wet muddy ground
Examples:- a peat bog
- a bog of legal complications
- the island is a wilderness of bog and loch
Definition:
the toilet.
Short Definition:toilet
Word: Bog
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɒɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
be or become stuck in mud or wet ground
Short Definition:cause to become stuck
Examples:- the car became bogged down on the beach road
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