1. (n.) The gross amount; the mass; the lump.

2. (v. t.) To lump; to throw into a mess.

3. (v. i.) To fall or sink suddenly through or in, when walking on a surface, as on thawing snow or ice, partly frozen ground, a bog, etc., not strong enough to bear the person.

4. (n.) A boggy place.

5. (n.) The noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry place.

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