bog
/bɑɡ/
verb
- To become stuck or slowed down, as if in a bog.
- The team bogged down in the middle of the project because of poor planning.
- The car bogged down in the thick mud on the dirt road.
- Don't let small details bog you down when you're trying to finish a big task.
noun
- An area of soft, wet, spongy ground, usually with decaying plants like peat moss.
- Hikers were warned to stay on the trail because the bog can be dangerous.
- The bog is home to many rare plants and insects.
- We had to walk carefully around the bog to avoid sinking into the mud.
- A difficult or messy situation that is hard to escape from.
- He found himself in a bog of debt after losing his job.
- The project got stuck in a bog of paperwork and delays.
- The negotiations turned into a bog of arguments and misunderstandings.