bog
n
1 wet spongy ground consisting of decomposing vegetation, which ultimately forms peat
3 a place or thing that prevents or slows progress or improvement
4 a slang word for →
lavatory →
1
5 (Austral) slang the act or an instance of defecating,
(See also)
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bog down →
bog in (C13: from Gaelic bogach swamp, from bog soft) ♦
boggy adj ♦
bogginess n
blanket bog
n a very acid peat bog, low in nutrients, extending widely over a flat terrain, found in cold wet climates
bog asphodel
n either of two liliaceous plants, Narthecium ossifragum of Europe or N. americanum of North America, that grow in boggy places and have small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves
bog cotton
n another name for →
cotton grass
bog deal
n pine wood found preserved in peat bogs
bog down
vb , bogs, bogging, bogged adv; when tr, often passive to impede or be impeded physically or mentally
bog in
vb , bogs, bogging, bogged intr, adv (Austral. and N.Z.)
informal
1 to start energetically on a task
2 to start eating; tuck in, (Also (prep))
bog into
bog moss
n another name for →
peat moss
bog myrtle
n another name for →
sweet gale
bog oak
n oak or other wood found preserved in peat bogs; bogwood
bog orchid
n an orchid, Hammarbya (or Malaxis) paludosa, growing in sphagnum bogs in the N hemisphere. It has greenish-yellow flowers and its leaves bear a fringe of tiny bulbils
bog rush
n a blackish tufted cyperaceous plant, Schoenus nigricans, growing on boggy ground
raised bog
n (Ecology) a bog of convex shape produced by growth of sphagnum and other bog plants in acid conditions and the subsequent build up of acid peat