Word

bog down, v.
(bogged down, bogging down, bogs down)
freq. cnt. 1

get stuck while doing something
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bog bog down

sample sentences

"She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"

verb frames

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semantic pointers

hypernym

break, stop, break off, discontinue

cause to slow down or get stuck
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bog bog down

sample sentences

"The vote would bog down the house"

verb frames

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semantic pointers

hypernym

slow, slow down, slow up

be unable to move further
<verb.motion>

bog down get stuck grind to a halt mire

sample sentences

"The car bogged down in the sand"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mire

semantic pointers

hypernym

stand still

verb group

mire, bog down

cause to get stuck as if in a mire
<verb.motion>

bog down mire

sample sentences

"The mud mired our cart"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
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verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mire

semantic pointers

verb group

grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down, mire

cause

grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down, mire