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mire
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(m/aI//-/r )

noun (n)

  • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot(noun.object)
    source: wordnet30
  • deep soft mud in water or slush(noun.substance)
    Synonym:
    slop
    source: wordnet30
  • a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from(noun.state)
    Example:
    The country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president.
    Caught in the mire of poverty.
    source: wordnet30
  • An ant.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Deep mud; wet, spongy earth.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • entrap(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Our people should not be mired in the past.
    Synonym:
    entangle
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to get stuck as if in a mire(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The mud mired our cart.
    Synonym:
    bog down
    source: wordnet30
  • be unable to move further(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • soil with mud, muck, or mire(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    muck, muck up, mud
    source: wordnet30
  • To cause or permit to stick fast in mire; to plunge or fix in mud; as, to mire a horse or wagon.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To stick in mire.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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