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Definitions for Bogging

[1] wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
[2] an area or stretch of such ground.
[3] to sink in or as if in a bog (often followed by down ): We were bogged down by overwork.
[4] bog in , Australian Slang . to eat heartily and ravenously.
[5] Scot informal filthy; covered in dirt and grime
[6] wet spongy ground consisting of decomposing vegetation, which ultimately forms peat
[7] an area of such ground
[8] a place or thing that prevents or slows progress or improvement
[9] a slang word for lavatory (def. 1)
[10] Australian slang the act or an instance of defecating

Words related to Bogging

bogannihilate, expunge, exterminate, ravage, erase, eliminate, smash, obscure, eradicate, decelerate, handicap, lessen, impede, crimp, hamper, scratch, kill, extirpate, cancel, ax

Words nearby Bogging

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Origin of Bogging

11495–1505; < Irish or Scots Gaelic bogach soft ground (bog soft + -ach noun suffix); (def 4) perhaps a different word

Other words from Bogging

bog·gish , adjective

Word origin for Bogging

C13: from Gaelic bogach swamp, from bog soft

Synonyms for Bogging

annihilate, black out, eliminate, eradicate, erase, expunge, exterminate, knock out, obscure, ravage, smash, wash out, wipe out, ax, bog, cancel, cover, cut, defeat, delete, efface, extirpate, finish, kill, level, liquidate, nix, off, scratch, scrub, sink, squash, torpedo, total, trash, waste, zap, KO, X-out, blot out, blue pencil, do in, finish off, knock off, mark out, root out, rub off, rub out, shoot down, take apart, take out, wipe off face of earth