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bog

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English (US)
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bog

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, bog is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofbog

1noun
  • An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking; a marsh or swamp.
  • Confusion, difficulty, or any other thing or place that impedes progress in the manner of such areas.
  • The acidic soil of such areas, principally composed of peat; marshland, swampland.
  • A place to defecate: originally specifically a latrine or outhouse but now used for any toilet.
  • An act or instance of defecation.
  • A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp.
1verb
  • (now often with "down") To sink or submerge someone or something into bogland.
  • To prevent or slow someone or something from making progress.
  • (now often with "down") To sink and stick in bogland.
  • To be prevented or impeded from making progress, to become stuck.
  • (originally vulgar Britain) To defecate, to void one's bowels.
  • (originally vulgar Britain) To cover or spray with excrement.
  • To make a mess of something.
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