bog down

Other forms: bogged down; bogs down; bogging down

Definitions of bog down

1. verb

   get stuck while doing something
   synonyms: bog

   type of:

   break, break off, discontinue, stop

   prevent completion
2. verb

   be unable to move further
   “The car bogged down in the sand”

   synonyms: get stuck, grind to a halt, mire

   mire

   cause to get stuck as if in a mire

   type of:

   stand still

   remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile
3. verb

   cause to get stuck as if in a mire
   synonyms: mire

   get stuck, grind to a halt, mire

   be unable to move further
4. verb

   cause to slow down or get stuck
   synonyms: bog

   type of:

   slow, slow down, slow up

   cause to proceed more slowly