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bog

/bɒɡ/ /bɔɡ/

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noun

An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking; a marsh or swamp.

Examples :

"The hiking trail was difficult because it crossed a bog. "

environment geography geology nature place

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Confusion, difficulty, or any other thing or place that impedes progress in the manner of such areas.

Examples :

"The complicated instructions for the project were a complete bog, making it hard for the team to get started. "

environment place situation

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The acidic soil of such areas, principally composed of peat; marshland, swampland.

Examples :

"The children's school trip was canceled because the hiking trail was located in a bog. "

geology geography environment nature area

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A place to defecate: originally specifically a latrine or outhouse but now used for any toilet.

Examples :

"The school's new addition includes a modern bog. "

place utility building

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An act or instance of defecation.

Examples :

"The dog had a nasty bog in the backyard, so we had to clean it up. "

body physiology action

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A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp.

Examples :

"The children carefully stepped around the bog in the nature preserve, avoiding getting their boots muddy. "

environment nature geology geography place

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verb

(now often with "down") To sink or submerge someone or something into bogland.

Examples :

"The heavy rain bogged down the children's picnic in the muddy field. "

environment geology nature geography

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To prevent or slow someone or something from making progress.

Examples :

"The heavy traffic always seems to bog me down on my way to work. "

action process situation

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(now often with "down") To sink and stick in bogland.

Examples :

"The children bogged down in the muddy field, sinking deeper with each step. "

environment geology nature place

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To be prevented or impeded from making progress, to become stuck.

Examples :

"The project was bogged down by unexpected delays, preventing us from finishing on time. "

environment situation action

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(originally vulgar Britain) To defecate, to void one's bowels.

Examples :

""After eating something dodgy from the market, he had to bog urgently behind the shed." "

body physiology human

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(originally vulgar Britain) To cover or spray with excrement.

Examples :

"The mischievous child bogged the teacher's shoe with mud. "

body human action

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To make a mess of something.

Examples :

"My brother bogged the project by forgetting to include the important data. "

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An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).

Examples :

"The garden was filled with various bugs, including a small, brown bog. "

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Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug, mudbug.

Examples :

"My family loves to barbecue prawns and bog for special occasions. "

food animal organism biology fish

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Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.

Examples :

"These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them."

insect animal nature environment agriculture

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Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.

Examples :

"The exterminator sprayed around the foundation of the house to keep out any bog that might try to get inside. "

insect animal biology

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(chiefly computing and engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.

Examples :

"The software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 3."

computing technical

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A contagious illness; a bacterium or virus causing it

Examples :

"He’s got the flu bug."

disease microorganism medicine biology

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An enthusiasm for something; an obsession

Examples :

"I caught the skiing bug while staying in the Alps."

attitude mind tendency character emotion

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A keen enthusiast or hobbyist.

Examples :

"My dad's a real gardening bog; he spends all his free time planting and tending to his vegetables. "

person character

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A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device

Examples :

"We installed a bug in her telephone."

electronics device technology communication signal

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A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.

Examples :

"He suspected the image was a Web bug used for determining who was visiting the site."

technology internet computing

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A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to indicate what network or cable channel is televising it

Examples :

"The small, clear bog at the bottom of the screen showed it was the local news channel. "

media technology electronics communication internet

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A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.

Examples :

"The pilot adjusted the bog on the flight instrument to indicate the correct altitude. "

technology technical machine device

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A semi-automated telegraph key.

Examples :

"The old telegraph operator used a heavy, clunky bog to send messages. "

technology communication electronics machine technical signal device

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Hobgoblin, scarecrow; anything that terrifies.

Examples :

"The shadows in the old house were a real bog to the children, making them afraid to go upstairs alone. "

mythology supernatural character being

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("the bug") HIV.

disease virus medicine

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A limited form of wild card in some variants of poker.

Examples :

""In our kitchen poker game, a queen on the flop is a 'bog,' meaning it can be used as any card to complete your hand." "

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noun

Examples :

"The paleontologist found a beautiful bog in the fossil collection. "

geology animal archaeology

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A young apprentice jockey.

Examples :

"The new bog on the racing team was very eager to learn from the experienced jockeys. "

sport job person

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A microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.

Examples :

"The scientist examined the sediment sample and identified several tiny bogs. "

organism microorganism biology geology science

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Puffery, boastfulness.

Examples :

"His bog about his cooking skills was embarrassing; he burned the dinner. "

attitude character language communication

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To provoke, to bug.

Examples :

"His constant questions about homework were bogging me down. "

communication language word

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adjective

Bold; boastful; proud.

Examples :

"The student was quite bog in his claims of knowing all the answers on the test. "

character attitude quality

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verb

(usually with "off") To go away.

Examples :

"After the argument, my sister bogged off to her room. "

language communication