bog

  • 31bóg — m III, DB. boga, W. boże, N. bogiem 1. Bóg blm «w religiach monoteistycznych: istota nadprzyrodzona, najwyższa, stworzyciel świata» Pojęcie Boga. Idea Boga. Wierzyć w Boga. ◊ Jak u Pana Boga za piecem «dobrze bezpiecznie» ◊ Żal się Boże, pożal… …

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  • 32bog — I [[t]bɒg, bɔg[/t]] n. v. bogged, bog•ging 1) wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter 2) an area or stretch of such ground 3) to sink in or as if in a bog (often fol. by down): We were bogged down with a lot of… …

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  • 33bog — {{11}}bog (n.) c.1500, from Gaelic and Irish bogach bog, from adj. bog soft, moist, from PIE *bhugh , from root *bheugh to bend (see BOW (Cf. bow) (v.)). Bog trotter applied to the wild Irish from 1670s. {{12}}bog (v.) to sink (something or… …

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  • 34bog — bog1 [bɔg US ba:g, bo:g] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Scottish Gaelic; Origin: bogach, from bog soft ] 1.) [U and C] an area of low wet muddy ground, sometimes containing bushes or grasses →↑marsh, swamp ↑swamp 2.) BrE informal a toilet …

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  • 35bog — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ vast ▪ stagnant ▪ peat VERB + BOG ▪ sink into ▪ The more she struggled the deeper she sank into the bog …

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  • 36bog — [13] Bog is of Gaelic origin. It comes from bogach ‘bog’, which was a derivative of the adjective bog ‘soft’. A possible link between Gaelic bog and Old English būgan ‘bend’ (source of modern English bow) has been suggested. The British slang use …

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  • 37bog — I UK [bɒɡ] / US [bɔɡ] noun Word forms bog : singular bog plural bogs 1) [countable/uncountable] an area of ground that is always very wet and soft 2) [countable] British informal a toilet II UK [bɒɡ] / US [bɑɡ] verb Word forms bog : present tense …

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  • 38bog — I bog 1. bog sb., en, bøger, bøgerne, i sms. bog , fx bogbestand, bogsamler; føre til bogs (nedskrive i protokol e.l.); efter bogen (sådan som det bør være) II bog 2. bog sb., en, bog, ene (bøgens frugt) …

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  • 39bog — [13] Bog is of Gaelic origin. It comes from bogach ‘bog’, which was a derivative of the adjective bog ‘soft’. A possible link between Gaelic bog and Old English būgan ‘bend’ (source of modern English bow) has been suggested. The British slang use …

    Word origins

  • 40bog — n. & v. n. 1 a wet spongy ground. b a stretch of such ground. 2 Brit. sl. a lavatory. v.tr. (bogged, bogging) (foll. by down; usu. in passive) impede (was bogged down by difficulties). Phrases and idioms: bog bean = BUCKBEAN. bog myrtle a… …

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