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mire definition

mire (mīr)

noun

  1. an area of wet, soggy ground; bog
  2. deep mud; wet, soggy earth; slush

Etymology: ME < ON myrr, akin to mosi, moss

transitive verb mired, miring mir′·ing

  1. to cause to get stuck in or as in mire
  2. to soil or splatter with mud or dirt

intransitive verb

to sink or stick in mud

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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