bog
An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking.
Other meanings
An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. Contrast an alkaline , and and .
Confusion, difficulty, or any other thing or place that impedes progress in the manner of such areas.
Synonyms
- peat bog
Word history
From Scottish Gaelic "bogach" (soft, boggy ground).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “bog” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.