bug down

A form of bog down — To become stuck (as if in a bog) and unable to progress.

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Meanings

verbbug down (third-person singular simple present bugs down, present participle bugging down, simple past and past participle bugged down)

present singular third person bugs down · participle present bugging down · participle past bugged down · past bugged down

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bog down.
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APA

bug down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug%20down

MLA

“bug down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug%20down. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bug down,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug%20down.

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