bog down vs discontinue

bog down and discontinue both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bog down	No	No	Yes	No
discontinue	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, discontinue is a hypernym of bog down; that is, discontinue is a word with a broader meaning than bog down:

Other hypernyms of bog down include break, break off, stop.

bog down (verb)	discontinue (verb)
cause to slow down or get stuck	prevent completion
get stuck while doing something	put an end to a state or an activity
be unable to move further	come to or be at an end
cause to get stuck as if in a mire