1an area of wet muddy ground that is too soft to support a heavy body:a peat bog figurativea bog of legal complications [mass noun]:the island is a wilderness of bog and loch
Ecology wetland with acid peaty soil, typically dominated by peat moss.Compare with fen1.
2 (the bog) British informal the toilet.
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Universal
1 (be/get bogged down) be or become stuck in mud or wet ground:the family Rover became bogged down on the beach road
be prevented from making progress in a task or activity:you must not get bogged down in detail
2 [no object] (bog off) British informal go away:I told him to bog off
3 [no object] (bog in) Australian/NZ start a task enthusiastically:if he saw a trucker in difficulty, he would just bog in and give a hand
[early 20th century: bog probably in the sense 'sink, immerse (oneself)']
