BOGS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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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

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

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