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bogged

bog
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bog, bawg]
    • /bɒg, bɔg/
    • /bɒɡd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bog, bawg]
    • /bɒg, bɔg/

Definitions of bogged word

  • noun bogged wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter. 1
  • noun bogged an area or stretch of such ground. 1
  • verb bogged simple past tense and past participle of bog. 0
  • adjective bogged Stuck; unable to progress; having been bogged down. 0

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Origin of bogged

First appearance:

before 1495
One of the 26% oldest English words
1495-1505; < Irish or Scots Gaelic bogach soft ground (bog soft + -ach noun suffix); (def 4) perhaps a different word

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Parts of speech for Bogged

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bogged popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

bogged usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bogged

verb bogged

  • wipe out — an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.
  • annihilate — To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
  • knock out — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • ravage — to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
  • smash — to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.

Antonyms for bogged

verb bogged

  • create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
  • revive — to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds.
  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
  • assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • schedule — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.

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