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Mire

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Definitions for Mire

noun
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Synonyms
quagmire quag morass slack
noun
deep soft mud in water or slush
Synonyms
slop
Examples
  1. they waded through the slop
noun
a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from
Examples
  1. the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president
  2. caught in the mire of poverty
verb
entrap
Synonyms
entangle
Examples
  1. Our people should not be mired in the past
verb
cause to get stuck as if in a mire
Synonyms
bog down
Examples
  1. The mud mired our cart
verb
be unable to move further
Synonyms
grind to a halt get stuck bog down
Examples
  1. The car bogged down in the sand
verb
soil with mud, muck, or mire
Synonyms
muck mud muck up
Examples
  1. The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden

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