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List of meaning for mire

a situation or circumstance from which it is difficult to escape

mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack(noun)

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

slop, mire(noun)

deep soft mud in water or slush

"they waded through the slop"

mire(verb)

a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from

"the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"; "caught in the mire of poverty"

entangle, mire(verb)

entrap

"Our people should not be mired in the past"

mire, bog down(verb)

cause to get stuck as if in a mire

"The mud mired our cart"

grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down, mire(verb)

be unable to move further

"The car bogged down in the sand"

mire, muck, mud, muck up(verb)

soil with mud, muck, or mire

"The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"

soft wet earth

played on a football field that was thick with mire

spongy land saturated or partially covered with water

much of the land in that area is mire that cannot be developed

a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape

an abused wife who was hopelessly stuck in a mire of emotional dependency

to make dirty

the sight of the standard, which had emerged from the battle mangled and mired, still stirred the soldiers' hearts

to place in conflict or difficulties

the case has been mired in probate court for years

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