топь — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bog noun An area of soft, wet, spongy ground formed from decayed plant matter, especially moss.
- mire noun An area of deep, soft mud or wet, boggy ground.
- quagmire noun An area of soft, wet, boggy ground that traps anything that steps into it.
- slump verb To sit or stand with a drooping, heavy posture, often from tiredness.
- swale noun A low tract of moist or marshy land.
- swamp noun An area of wet, spongy, low-lying land, often with trees, that supports rich but sometimes difficult-to-access wildlife.
Senses
топь is used for these senses in English:
- bog (wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)
- mire Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
- quagmire A swampy, soggy area of ground.
- slump (geology) A form of mass wasting in which a coherent mass of loosely consolidated materials or a rock layer moves a short distance down a slope.
- swale A low tract of moist or marshy land.
- swamp An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)
bog — full definition
- noun An area of soft, wet, spongy ground formed from decayed plant matter, especially moss.
- verb To become stuck or unable to make progress, often in the phrase "bog down."
- noun British informal: a toilet.
mire — full definition
- noun An area of deep, soft mud or wet, boggy ground.
- noun A difficult or messy situation.
- verb To become stuck, as if in mud.