bog

nouns

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
bog, peat bog
is derived from
boggy

verbs

cause to slow down or get stuck
"The vote would bog down the house"
bog, bog down
get stuck while doing something
"She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"
bog, bog down