mire

Mire is defined as wet and soggy ground.

(noun)

An example of a mire is a bog.

Mire is to get stuck in something as if you were in mud.

(verb)

An example of to mire is to get your car stuck in very muddy ground.

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See mire in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

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

transitive verb mired, miring

  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

See mire in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog.
  2. Deep slimy soil or mud.
  3. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation: the mire of poverty.
verb mired mired, mir·ing, mires
verb, transitive
  1. a. To cause to sink or become stuck in or as if in mire.
    b. To hinder, entrap, or entangle as if in mire.
  2. To soil with mud or mire.
verb, intransitive
To sink or become stuck in mire.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old Norse mȳrr, bog

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