Meaning of bog | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking.
2. Initialism of boots on the ground.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. Puffery, boastfulness.
   obsolete
4. Initialism of Bank of Ghana.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
5. An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)
   specifically
6. Initialism of (Federal Reserve) Board of Governors.
   US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
7. Boggy ground.
   uncountable
8. Confusion, difficulty, or any other thing or place that impedes progress in the manner of such areas.
   figuratively
9. A place to defecate: originally specifically a latrine or outhouse but now used for any toilet.
   Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, slang
10. An act or instance of defecation.
    Australia, New-Zealand, slang
11. A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp.
    US, dialectal
12. Chicken bog.
    US

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonyms: fen, slough, moor”

“They that ride⟳ so... fall⟳ into foule Boggs.”

“Certaine... places [in Ireland]... which of their softnes are vsually tearmed Boghes.”

“Bog may by draining be made Meadow.”

“[W]e entered a region where the stream widened out and formed a considerable bog.”

“[Cedar Bog] is a living museum of plants that once were spread⟳ over a far wider area. It is the southernmost such alkaline bog in North America, and teachers take⟳ their classes there to study⟳ this unique natural area.[…]”

“You're dancing in quicksand Why don't you watch⟳ where you're wandering? Why don't you watch⟳ where you're stumbling? You're wading knee deep and going in And you may never come⟳ back again This bog is thick and easy to get⟳ lost in”

“U-Mos: 'The swamplands of Torvus are treacherous, and can hinder you considerably. Bear⟳ this in mind⟳ as you move⟳ through the bog.'”

“Bogs are acidic, nutrient poor, and have⟳ a low species diversity, whereas fens are less acidic and have⟳ higher nutrient levels and species diversity. Typically, the herbaceous layer in bogs is dominated by sphagnum moss, whereas[…]”

“Bogs are acidic peatlands, characteristic of boreal forests and mountainous regions (Figures 9.3 and 9.4). Their hydrology is precipitation driven as bogs do not receive⟳ floodwaters from neighboring rivers and streams[…]”

“Bogs are acidic peatlands, while fens are non-acidic peatlands. The thick mat of dead plants forms sphagnum moss and peat, which is where we get⟳ our peat moss. Over a long period of time, the bog may fill⟳ up and a forest will grow⟳ in[…]”

“He laughed each time a camel sank down, and he laughed as they strained and pulled and struggled to get⟳ the beast on to its clumsy feet again. So sure on sand, so clumsy in bog!”

“...quagmires and bogges of Romish superstition...”

“Last⟳ day my mind⟳ was in a bog.”

“He wandered out again, in a perfect bog of uncertainty.”

“I'm on the bog”

I'm sitting on/using the toilet

“I'm in the bog”

I'm in the bathroom

“Fearing I should catch⟳ cold, they out of pity covered me warm in a Bogg-house.”

“...That no dirt... be thrown out of any window, or down the bogs...”

“Bog, or bog-house, a privy as distinguished from a water-closet.”

“Our lodger had our upstairs, use⟳ of the stove, our tap, and our bog.”

“Damon does emphasize that great red rice should always be fluffy and never mushy like⟳ a rice bog.”

“I love⟳ Chicken Bog because it's one of those very regional recipes that has survived […] Don't skim or otherwise remove⟳ the fat from the stock⟳ though—it will help⟳ flavor the bog. Let⟳ the chicken cool and then pick⟳ the meat, setting it aside for the bog recipe that follows. The broth will[…]”

“Chicken and rice bog for their supper so she wouldn't have⟳ to cook⟳.”

“Their bog it nuver ceases.”

“The BoG is a body of seven members located in Washington, appointed by the president and approved by the senate. The FOMC, which we think⟳ of as making monetary policy decisions, is made up of the members of the BoG plus the president of the Federal Reserve⟳ Bank of New York, and four other rotating regional reserve⟳ bank presidents.”

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