Definition of Bog

Babylon English
bog
n. wet spongy ground, marshland; swamp; toilet, lavatory (British)
v. get stuck, be stuck in mud
adj. marshy; wet and spongy

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BOG Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

DOD Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations
BOG
beach operations group
  

International Relations and Security Acronyms
BOG
Beach Operations Group


BOG Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bog
(v. t.)
To sink, as into a bog; to submerge in a bog; to cause to sink and stick, as in mud and mire.
  
(n.)
A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to sink; a marsh; a morass.
  
(n.)
A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp.
  

WordNet 2.0
bog

Noun
1. wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
(synonym) peat bog
(hypernym) wetland
(hyponym) mire, quagmire, quag, morass

Verb
1. cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house"
(synonym) bog down
(hypernym) slow, slow down, slow up
2. get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"
(synonym) bog down
(hypernym) break, break off, discontinue, stop

The Phrase Finder
Bog standard
Meaning
The basic unrefined article.
Origin
First recorded in the early 1980s. The origin is obscure but may be from a mispronunciation of 'box standard', the term referring to the unmodified goods coming straight from the box.

Australian Slang
Bog
1. going to the toilet; defecate; (chiefly British) lavatory, toilet; 2. putty-like material applied to the body of a motor vehicle to patch up a hole after the rust has been cut out; 3. (WA mining) work shovelling ore underground

Bog house
outside toilet

Bog in
1. commence eating; attack food with enthusiasm; 2. begin a task with enthusiasm

Bog it in
win easily; perform a task easily (from "bog" - wet, spongy ground, from Gaelic)

Bog locks
(pl. n., WA) - long locks of hair as worn by bogans; Bev curls

Bog standart
not containing any special features

Bog stock
not containing any special features

Hang a bog
defecate (18th C. British slang; ultimate origin uncertain)

Off to the bog to leave an offering
off to the toilet to leave a deposit

Spag bol
spaghetti bolognese

Spaghetti bog
spaghetti bolognaise

Wet enough to bog a duck
to rain a lot

Anagram
bog
   gob

English Slang Dictionary v1.2
bog
a toilet [1800s]

hEnglish - advanced version
bog

bog
\bog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. bogged (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. bogging.] to sink, as into a bog; to submerge in a bog; to cause to sink and stick, as in mud and mire. at another time, he was bogged up to the middle in the slough of lochend. w. scott.
bog
\bog\ (&?;), n. [ir. & gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, gael. bogan quagmire.]
1. a quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to sink; a marsh; a morass. appalled with thoughts of bog, or caverned pit, of treacherous earth, subsiding where they tread. jago.
2. a little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp. [local, u. s.]
bog
bean. see buck bean.
bog
bumper (bump, to make a loud noise),
bog
blitter,
bog
bluiter,
bog
jumper, the bittern. [prov.]
bog
butter, a hydrocarbon of butterlike consistence found in the peat bogs of ireland.
bog
earth (min.), a soil composed for the most part of silex and partially decomposed vegetable fiber. cyc.
bog
moss. (bot.) same as sphagnum.
bog
myrtle (bot.), the sweet gale.
bog
ore. (min.) (a) an ore of iron found in boggy or swampy land; a variety of brown iron ore, or limonite. (b) bog manganese, the hydrated peroxide of manganese.
bog
rush (bot.), any rush growing in bogs; saw grass.
bog
spavin. see under spavin.


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 bog butter 
 flow bog 
 quaking bog 
 bog ore 
 bog rush 
 bog spavin 
 bog whortleberry 
 bog laurel 
 bog moss 
 bog myrtle 
 bog iron 
 bog jumper 
 bog kalmia 
 bog bumper 
 bog bean 
 bog blitter 
 bog down 
 bog asphodel 
 bog earth 
 bog bilberry 
 bog bluiter 

Everyday English and Slang in Ireland
Bog (n)
country area - where culchies come from

Irish Gaelic words and phrases
bog
soft, tender, mild and damp

bog (bogadh)
soften, move about

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
bog
portach

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Bog
Bog = n. arising up, swell

Cors
Cors = n. a bog, a quag; a fen

Corsen
Corsen = n. a bog plant; a reed

Corslwyn
Corslwyn = n. a reed bog

Migen
Migen = n. a bog; a fistulous ulcer

Mign
Mign = n. a bog, quagmire

Mignen
Mignen = n. a bog, a quagmire

Tonen
Tonen = n. coating; cuticle; bog


BOG Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dream Dictionary
Bog
Bogs, denotes burdens under whose weight you feel that endeavors to rise are useless. Illness and other worries may oppress you.

See Swamp.
  


BOG Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries

EPA Terms of Environment
Bog
A type of wetland that accumulates appreciable peat deposits. Bogs depend primarily on precipitation for their water source, and are usually acidic and rich in plant residue with a conspicuous mat of living green moss.

Environmental Engineering (English ver.)
BOG
A term frequently associated with Wetlands. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other plant and vegetable matter; wet spongy ground, where a heavy body is apt to sink; a small, soggy marsh; a morass. (Ecology) A wet, overwhelmingly vegetative substratum which lacks drainage and where humic and other acids give rise to modifications of plant structure and function. Bogs depend primarily on precipitation for their water source, and are usually acidic and rich in plant residue with a conspicuous mat of living green moss. Only a restricted group of plants, mostly mycorrhizal (fungi, heaths, orchids, and saprophytes), can tolerate bog conditions. Also referred to as Peat Bog. Also see Peatland.


BOG Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dictionary of Automotive Terms
Bog
A hesitation usually experienced when starting out.

Physical Geography Terms and Meanings
Bog
A habitat that consists of waterlogged spongy ground. Common vegetation are sedges and sphagnum moss. Bogs are common in Canada, Russia, and Scandinavia.


BOG Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

English-Latin Online Dictionary
bog
lama, palus


BOG Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Bog (n.)
flasikh


BOG Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Bozez
mud; bog
  

Hezer
Hezir, a bog; converted
  


BOG Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description
BOG
BELCO OIL & GAS CORP
Exchange: NYSE
Holding company with subsidiaries which explore for, develop and produce natural gas and oil.

BOG^
BELCO OIL & GAS CORP
Exchange: NYSE
Holding company with subsidiaries which explore for, develop and produce natural gas and oil.


BOG Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Bog
A bog is a wetland type that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material. The term peat bog in common usage is not entirely redundant, although it would be proper to call these sphagnum bogs if the peat is composed mostly of acidophilic moss (peat moss or Sphagnum spp.). Lichens are a principal component of peat in the far north. Moisture is provided entirely by precipitation, and for this reason bog waters are acidic and termed ombrotrophic (or cloud-fed), which accounts for their low plant nutrient status. Excess rainfall outflows, with dissolved tannins from the plant matter giving a distinctive tan colour to bog waters. See also blackwater river.

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El Dorado International Airport
El Dorado International Airport is an international airport located in BogotáColombia. It is the largest Latin American airport in terms of cargo movements 526,899 tons (2006) and the fifth in terms of passenger traffic, transporting 9,046,615 passengers in 2006; as well as the largest airport in Colombia and the main international (2,788,313 passengers) and domestic (6,258,302 passengers) air gateway in the country, serving as an important hub for Avianca (the national flag carrier of Colombia) and AeroRepública. It is managed by Opain (acronym of Operadora Aeroportuaria Internacional), a consortium composed of Colombian construction / engineering firms and the Swiss Flughafen Zürich AG. Opain will also operate the airport for the next 20 years.

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