quag
- noun
- /kwæɡ/
- Archaic
:
pantano
- After the heavy rain, the fields turned into a quag, making it difficult for vehicles to pass.
Examples
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The hikers carefully walked through the quag, trying not to sink into the muddy ground.
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The children loved to explore the quag behind their house, where frogs and insects thrived.
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Quag.
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Return to Quag Keep (2005) with Jean Rabe Atlantis.
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Synonyms
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1.9
A low wet area with trees and plants that is often flooded
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4.9
A wet, soft area of ground with dead plants
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3.8
Low land that often floods and has trees and bushes
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7.4
Deep soft wet ground like a bog that is hard to walk through
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8.5
Soft wet ground that gives way under your feet
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8.6
A soft wet area of low land that sinks underfoot
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9.7
Soft wet ground that is hard to walk on
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6.3
A wet, spongy area of land made of dead plants used as fuel
Wet, spongy land with moss and peat where plants and animals live
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Quag comes from an old English word that meant 'to shake', and you can see the same idea in quagmire. So, a quag is soft, wet ground that sinks or gives way under your feet.