A stretch waterlogged, spongy ground, chiefly composed of decaying vegetable matter, especially of rushes, cotton grass, and sphagnum moss.
wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"
cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house"
