bog down

Questions about bog down

What does bog down mean?

bog down means "get stuck while doing something". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for bog down?

Close synonyms include bog, mire, grind to a halt, get stuck, mire. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bog down a common word?

bog down is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.