bog

  • 41bog — I. noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from Scottish Gaelic & Irish bog (as in bogluachair bulrushes), from bog marshy, literally, soft, from Middle Irish bocc; probably akin to Old English būgan to bend more at bow Date: 14th century wet… …

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  • 42Bog — Recorded in a number of spellings including: Boag, Boig, Boik, Bog, Boog, and Book, this is a Scottish surname is some antiquity. It is apparently locational or at least residential, and may originate from the lands of Boak in the parish of… …

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  • 43bog — bog1 [ bɔg ] noun 1. ) count or uncount an area of ground that is always very wet and soft 2. ) count BRITISH INFORMAL a toilet bog bog 2 [ bag ] verb ,bog down phrasal verb transitive usually passive 1. ) to be or become stuck in soft wet ground …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 44bog — 1) n British a mess, disaster. The word occurs in the phrase make a bog of (something) , popular in the 1980s. 2) See bogs 3) bog (up) vb British a. to make a mess of, spoil. Usually heard in the form bog it or bog it up . A term especially… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 45BOG — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.   Sigles d’une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres   Sigles de quatre lettres …

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  • 46bog — [[t]bɒ̱g[/t]] bogs, bogging, bogged 1) N COUNT A bog is an area of land which is very wet and muddy. 2) N COUNT: usu the N The bog is another name for the toilet. [BRIT, INFORMAL] Phrasal Verbs: bog down Syn: toilet …

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  • 47bog — noun 1》 an area of very soft wet muddy ground.     ↘Ecology wetland with acid, peaty soil. Compare with fen1. 2》 Brit. informal a toilet. verb (bogs, bogging, bogged) 1》 (usu. be bogged down) cause to become stuck; hinder the progress of. 2》 (bog …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 48bog —  , bogs  1. Lavatory. Also bog house.  2. have a bog Use the lavatory.  3. bog v. Defecate …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 49bog — Synonyms and related words: baygall, bemire, bog down, bottom, bottomland, bottoms, buffalo wallow, cesspool, cloaca, cloaca maxima, drain, dump, everglade, fen, fenland, garbage dump, glade, hog wallow, holm, marais, marish, marsh, marshland,… …

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  • 50bog — n. a peat bog * * * [bɒg] a peat bog …

    Combinatory dictionary