Antonyms for bog down

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bog, bawg

Phonetic Transcription : bɒg, bɔg

Definition of bog down

Origin : c.1500, from Gaelic and Irish bogach "bog," from adjective bog "soft, moist," from PIE *bhugh-, from root *bheugh- "to bend" (see bow (v.)). Bog-trotter applied to the wild Irish from 1670s.

verb stick; become stuck

Example sentences :

Dances, pra'er meetin's, an' even poker parties is broken up, an' the social life of that region begins to bog down.
Extract from : « The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) » by Various

And let not the little “bog down” be forgotten which around Killarney makes the bogs resemble waving fields of snow.
Extract from : « Killarney » by Mary Gorges

I bet she had that feeling you get when you're riding your horse over soft ground and all at once he begins to bog down.
Extract from : « Somewhere in Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

You surely didn't think, Mary V, that I'd be satisfied to bog down in a job that just barely pays living wages?
Extract from : « Skyrider » by B. M. Bower

Synonyms for bog down

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