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Definition of Mire
1. Verb. Entrap. "Our people should not be mired in the past"
2. Noun. A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot.
Exact synonyms: Morass, Quag, Quagmire, Slack
Generic synonyms: Bog, Peat Bog
Derivative terms: Miry, Quaggy
Generic synonyms: Bog, Peat Bog
Derivative terms: Miry, Quaggy
3. Verb. Cause to get stuck as if in a mire. "The mud mired our cart"
Exact synonyms: Bog Down
Causes: Bog Down, Get Stuck, Grind To A Halt
Related verbs: Bog Down, Get Stuck, Grind To A Halt
Causes: Bog Down, Get Stuck, Grind To A Halt
Related verbs: Bog Down, Get Stuck, Grind To A Halt
4. Noun. Deep soft mud in water or slush. "They waded through the slop"
5. Verb. Be unable to move further. "The car bogged down in the sand"
Exact synonyms: Bog Down, Get Stuck, Grind To A Halt
Generic synonyms: Stand Still
Related verbs: Bog Down
Generic synonyms: Stand Still
Related verbs: Bog Down
6. Noun. A difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from. "Caught in the mire of poverty"
Generic synonyms: Difficulty
7. Verb. Soil with mud, muck, or mire. "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"
Exact synonyms: Muck, Muck Up, Mud
Generic synonyms: Begrime, Bemire, Colly, Dirty, Grime, Soil
Derivative terms: Muck, Mud
Generic synonyms: Begrime, Bemire, Colly, Dirty, Grime, Soil
Derivative terms: Muck, Mud
Definition of Mire
1. n. An ant.
2. n. Deep mud; wet, spongy earth.
3. v. t. To cause or permit to stick fast in mire; to plunge or fix in mud; as, to mire a horse or wagon.
4. v. i. To stick in mire.
Definition of Mire
1. Noun. Deep mud; moist, spongy earth. ¹
2. Noun. An undesirable situation, a predicament. ¹
3. Verb. To weigh down. ¹
4. Verb. Cause to become stuck in mud. ¹
5. Noun. (obsolete) An ant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mire
1. to cause to stick in swampy ground [v MIRED, MIRING, MIRES]
Medical Definition of Mire
1. Synonymous with any peat-accumulating wetland. (09 Oct 1997)