Bog down

Synonyms for "bog down" (16 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Verb(1 words)
bog
Adjective(1 words)
congested

Strong matches (4)

detainhang up
Verb(2 words)
get stuckgrind to a halt

Related words (8)

hinderset backsink inslackenslow down
Verb(1 words)
mire
Noun(2 words)
miringquag

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17 entries
breakbreak offceasediscontinueforbidforecloseforestallgive uplay offprecludepreventquitslowslow downslow upstand still

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3 entries
get stuckgrind to a haltmire

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The play bogs down in narrative as we watch Max and Rudy flee Berlin.

Source: wiktionary

DB wanted to start running in 2013, but couldn't get approval for the Velaro trains it wanted to run. It became bogged down in a process controlled by the Intergovernmental Commission (IGC), which includes the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority.

Source: wiktionary

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