bog

Noun

• 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

Verb

• get stuck while doing something
  • She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation
    

• cause to slow down or get stuck
  • The vote would bog down the house
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  peat bog , bog down