Synonyms for bog down
bog down

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1. bog down, bogverb

   get stuck while doing something

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

   Synonyms:
   get stuck, grind to a halt, bog, mire

2. mire, bog downverb

   cause to get stuck as if in a mire

   "The mud mired our cart"

   Synonyms:
   muck, mud, entangle, grind to a halt, get stuck, bog, muck up, mire

3. grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down, mireverb

   be unable to move further

   "The car bogged down in the sand"

   Synonyms:
   muck, bog, entangle, grind to a halt, get stuck, mud, muck up, mire

4. bog down, bogverb

   cause to slow down or get stuck

   "The vote would bog down the house"

   Synonyms:
   get stuck, grind to a halt, bog, mire

Matched Categories

1. • Discontinue
   • Slow Down
   • Stand Still

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1. Scott Stewart:

   When you look at the number of passengers every day, and the number of stations that we have, you would need to institute security at every station along a subway, instituting that same level of security would be very costly. It would also create tie-ups and bog down commuting times.

2. Suhail Shaheen:

   Afghanistan is the Graveyard of Empires. Afghanistan is a swamp, the more you move, the more you bog down.