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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(informal, rare) A situation in which something becomes stuck or bogged down..
In their natural jitters as the release of the "balloon" came closer and closer, correspondents and broadcasters had feared technical and administrative bogdowns. which were not exactly rare in military campaigns.
But listen to Jimi's brilliant, scorched-earth solo, recorded on the last day of 1969, after Woodstock, after the bogdown in Vietnam, after the riots of 1967, after the assassinations of 1968.
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Bog down means (informal, rare) A situation in which something becomes stuck or bogged down..
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In their natural jitters as the release of the "balloon" came closer and closer, correspondents and broadcasters had feared technical and administrative bogdowns. which were not exactly rare in military campaigns.
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