Bogged down
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 past of bog down form-of, past
Adjective
- 1 Stuck, as if in a bog. not-comparable
"It was Mr. Womble that tied the rope to the car that was bogged down, and I was the one that tied the other end of it to the end of the truck..."
- 2 Stuck; mired, as in detail, difficulty; delayed or made slower. figuratively, idiomatic, not-comparable
"However, if the project manager has a sense that the project is getting bogged down, there is one additional strategy that can be employed..."
Synonyms
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More examples"It was Mr. Womble that tied the rope to the car that was bogged down, and I was the one that tied the other end of it to the end of the truck..."