definition of
bog down

[1] #1 bog down v. get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation". wn

[2] #2 bog down v. cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart". wn

[3] #3 bog down v. be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand". wn

[4] #4 bog down v. cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house". wn