bog

  • 51bog —    a lavatory    A shortened form of bog house, from the marshy ground which might surround it in the days before modern drainage, the septic tank, or the cesspit:     At the court held in October 1753... Edward Clanvill was charged with a public …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 52Bog — 1. Aus einer sorbischen oder polnischen Kurzform von Rufnamen mit »Bog « als erstem Bestandteil (z.B. Bogda[h]n) entstandener Familienname. 2. Im oberdeutschen Bereich Wohnstättenname zu Boge (2.) …

    Wörterbuch der deutschen familiennamen

  • 53Bog it in — win easily; perform a task easily (from bog wet, spongy ground, from Gaelic) …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 54bog it in — Australian Slang win easily; perform a task easily (from bog wet, spongy ground, from Gaelic) …

    English dialects glossary

  • 55bog — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. swamp, morass, quagmire, marsh, fen. See water. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. marsh, lowland, peat bog; see swamp . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. marsh, quag, mire, fen, swamp, quagmire, slough, morass …

    English dictionary for students

  • 56bog in — Austral./NZ informal start a task enthusiastically. → bog …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 57bog — 1 noun 1 (C, U) an area of wet muddy ground that you can sink into compare marsh, swamp 1 2 (C) BrE slang a toilet 2 verb bog sb down phrasal verb (T) 1 to become too involved in thinking about or dealing with one particular thing (+ in): Don t… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 58bog — noun Syn: marsh, swamp, mire, quagmire, morass, slough, fen, wetland Phrases: bog someone/something down …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 59bog — [bɒg] noun I 1) [C/U] an area of ground that is always very wet and soft 2) [C] British informal a toilet II verb bog [bɒg] be/get bogged down (in sth) to be or become so involved with one particular thing that you cannot make any progress[/ex]… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 60bog — pelkė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Labai drėgnas sausumos plotas, apaugęs drėgmę mėgstančiais augalais, dažnai su durpių klodu. Pelkės susidaro, kai supelkėja sausuma arba kai užauga vandens telkinys. Pagal mitybos… …

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