| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Bog.[Websters]
2. To be mudded or slushed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have sloughed, mired or mucked. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To be mossed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have ponded. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To be puddled or pooled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have oozed, sludged, slimed or silted. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To have submerged or immersed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To have subsided or sagged. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To have sloped or shouldered.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb bog.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BOGGED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1844. (references) |
Specialty Definition: bog
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Administration | (1) A term frequently associated with Wetlands, bogs are poorly drained freshwater wetlands that are characterized by a build-up of peat. Sphagnum mosses are also frequently found in many bogs. (2) A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other plant and vegetable matter; wet spongy ground, where a heavy body is apt to sink; a small, soggy marsh; a morass. (3) (Ecology) A wet, overwhelmingly vegetative substratum which lacks drainage and where humic and other acids give rise to modifications of plant structure and function. Bogs depend primarily on precipitation for their water source, and are usually acidic and rich in plant residue with a conspicuous mat of living green moss. Only a restricted group of plants, mostly mycorrhizal (fungi, heaths, orchids, and saprophytes), can tolerate bog conditions. Also referred to as Peat Bog. Also see Peatland. (references) | ||
| Aerospace | 1: An area having a wet, spongy, acidic substrate (soil) composed chiefly of sphagnum moss and peat in which characteristic shrubs and herbs and sometimes trees grow. Bogs and fens have organic soil, unlike other wetlands, which have mineral soils. Also called peat bog. Bogs receive their water from precipitation and are acidic. (references) | 2: Permanently wet land having low bearing strength. (references) | |
| Dream Interpretation | Bogs, denotes burdens under whose weight you feel that endeavors to rise are useless. Illness and other worries may oppress you. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... | ||
| Environment | 1: Burner off-gas. (references) | 2: A type of wetland that accumulates appreciable peat deposits. Bogs depend primarily on precipitation for their water source, and are usually acidic and rich in plant residue with a conspicuous mat of living green moss. (references) | 3: A shallow, low-lying, virtually undrained body of water, where partially decayed vegetation accumulates on the bottom and on the surface to form a mat. Mosses, sedges, grasslike plants and small shrubs eventually take root in the surface mat forming a “boggy” or spongy form of ground. In an advanced stage the water area becomes completely filled and may become what is known as a “peat bog.” See MARSH and SWAMP. (references) | 4: Peat deposits in areas with a high water table and little to no significant inflow or outflow streams. Bogs support acid-loving vegetation, especially mosses, but are generally exceedingly deficient in available plant nutrients. (references) |
| Forestry | See muskeg. (references) | ||
| Geography | Wet spongy ground. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Geology | A quagmire covered with grass or other plants; wet, spongy ground; a small marsh; plant community on wet, very acid peat. (references) | ||
| Industry | Pool retting is a process in which the bundles of plants flax are submersed in stagnant water in --, --, or -- for 10 to 15 days. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Mining | 1: Wetland ecosystems made up of accumulations of peat derived from sphagnum moss. Bog water is acidic and vegetation includes mostly shrubs, sedges, and peatmoss. (references) | 2: A peat-accumulating wetland that has no significant inflows or outflows and supports acidophilic mosses, particularly Sphagnum. See also fen, marshes, pocosin, swamp, and wetland. (references) | |
| Slang | Noun. Source: Linguistic 101 students at the University of Oregon. Definition: Lavatory; also see khazie. Context: Used in casual conversation, in place of other words of bathroom. Social Source: British 20-somethings. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) | ||
| Technology | Beach Operations Group. (references) | ||
| Water | 1: An area of wet peaty substrate rich in organic debris but low in mineral nutrients, with a vegetation of shrubs, sedges, and mosses. (references) | 2: A nutrient-poor, acidic wetland dominated by a waterlogged, spongy mat of sphagum moss that ultimately forms a thick layer of acidic peat; generally has no inflow or outflow; fed primarily by rain water. (references) | |
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Common Expressions: bog
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Ballynahone Bog | Ballynahone Bog is a source of peat in Northern Ireland's County Antrim. It is situated near Moyola river, between Tobermore and Maghera. (references) | ||
| Bog asphodel | Either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Bog Asphodel | Bog Asphodel is a plant, Narthecium ossifragum of the family Nartheciaceae. A native of Western Europe, it is common on wet, boggy moorlands up to about 1000m. (references) | ||
| Bog aster | A variety of aster. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Bog bean | See Buck bean . Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Bog bilberry | An evergreen shrub with leathery leaves. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Bog bumper | (bump, to make a loud noise), Bog blitter , Bog bluiter , Bog jumper , the bittern. [Prov.]. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Bog butter | A hydrocarbon of butterlike consistence found in the peat bogs of Ireland. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Bog candles | Orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Bog down | 1: Get stuck while doing something. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| 2: Cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house". Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| 3: Cause to get stuck as if in a mire. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| 4: Be unable to move further. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
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Specialty Expressions: bog
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Bog Hole | Administration | A hole containing soft mud or quicksand. (references) | |
| Bog house | Slang in 1811 | BOG HOUSE. The necessary house. To go to bog; to go to stool. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
| Bog iron | Geography | Continuous hardpan as a result of incrustation of tropical soil by ferric oxide and aluminium dehydratation. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Bog iron | Mining | A. A general term for a soft, spongy, and porous deposit of impure hydrous iron oxides formed in bogs, marshes, swamps, peat mosses, and shallow lakes by precipitation from iron-bearing waters and by the oxidizing action of algae, iron bacteria, or the atmosphere; a bog ore composed principally of limonite that is commonly impregnated with plant debris, clay, and clastic material. It is a poor-quality iron ore, in tubular, pisolitic, nodular, concretionary, or thinly layered bodies, or in irregular aggregates, in level sandy soils, and esp. abundant in the glaciated northern regions of North America and Europe (Scandinavia). Syn:limnite; morass ore; meadow ore; marsh ore; lake ore; swamp ore. CF:goethite b. A term commonly applied to a loose, porous, earthy form of "limonite"occurring in wet ground. Syn:bog ore. (references) | |
| Bog iron ore | Aerospace | A ferruginous deposit in bogs and swamps formed by oxidizing algae, bacteria or the atmosphere on iron in solution. (references) | |
| Bog iron ore | Mining | 1: Impure ferruginous deposits developed in bogs or swamps by the chemical or biochemical oxidation of iron carried in solution. (references) | |
| 2: A. Loose, porous form of limonite occurring in wet ground, often mixed with vegetable matter, Fe2 O3 .nH2 O b. A deposit of hydrated iron oxides found in swamps and peat mosses. See also:iron ore; lake ore. CF:limnite; limonite. Syn:marsh ore;meadow ore. (references) | |||
| BOG LANDER | Slang in 1811 | 1: BOG LANDER. An Irishman; Ireland being famous for its large bogs, which furnish the chief fuel in many parts of that kingdom. 2: BOG LATIN. Barbarous Latin. Irish.--See DOG LATIN, and APOTHECARIES LATIN. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
| Bog lime | Mining | See: marl. (references) | |
| Bog manganese | Mining | A. See: earthy manganese; wad b. A bog ore consisting chiefly of hydrous manganese oxides; specif.wad formed in bogs or marshes by the action of minute plants. (references) | |
| Bog manganese ore | Chemistry | Massive amorphous dark brown or black manganese ore of variable composition consisting of a mixture of manganese oxides and other oxides. It forms in bogs or damp swampy areas. It commonly contains other minerals such as copper, carbonates, silica and water. It may be very soft or hard and compact. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: bog
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| BOG | English | Bank of Guyana | N/A | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | Top | |||
