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   mire

   /ˈmʌɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a stretch of swampy or boggy ground: "acres of land had been reduced to a mire"
   • ▪ soft mud or dirt: "the roads retained their winter mire" Similar mudslimesludgedirtfilthoozemuckdialect:clag
   • ▪ a wetland area or ecosystem based on peat. Similar swampbogmorasspeat bogquagmirequagsloughsumpquicksandfenfenlandswamplandmarshlandwetlandsalt marshsaltingssalinabayoumoor
   • 2. a complicated or unpleasant situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself: "the service is sinking in the mire of its own regulations"

   verb

   • 1. cause to become stuck in mud: "sometimes a heavy truck gets mired down" Similar get bogged downsinksink downstick in the mud
   • ▪ cover or spatter with mud: "the horse waded through the red mud that mired it to its hocks" Similar dirtysoilmuddybegrimespattersmearmake muddy/dirtycake with dirt/soil
   • ▪ involve someone or something in (a difficult situation): "the economy is mired in its longest recession since the war" Similar entangletangle upembroilenmeshcatch upmix upinvolvebog down

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse mýrr, of Germanic origin; related to moss.

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   What does a mire feel like?

   • A mire is mushy ground like quicksand, so if you feel yourself trapped in a sticky situation, consider yourself mired. One gets mired IN something — like in a dispute or in a love triangle. Mire still has its original, though less-used, sense of a slushy, muddy bit of land that gives way underfoot, also known as a quagmire.

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   What does mere mean?

   • atoleiro, lamaçal… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! MIRE definition: 1. an area of deep, wet, sticky earth 2. an unpleasant situation that is difficult to escape: 3…. Learn more.

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   What does mire mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of MIRE is wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh). How to use mire in a sentence.

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   How old is the name mire?

   • The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the name Mire is Monday, February 9th, 1880. How unique is the name Mire? From 1880 to 2021 less than 5 people per year have been born with the first name Mire.

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   noun. 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”. see more. verb. cause to get stuck as if in a mire. “The mud mired our cart”. synonyms: bog down.

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   Mire definition: a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh. . See examples of MIRE used in a sentence.

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   1. singular noun. You can refer to an unpleasant or difficult situation as a mire of some kind. [literary] ...a mire of poverty and ignorance. [ + of] 2. uncountable noun. Mire is dirt or mud. [literary] ...the muck and mire of sewers and farmyards.

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    Mire can be a noun or a verb, meaning a wet and muddy area, a difficulty or embarrassment, or to sink or soil with mud. Learn more about the origin, synonyms, and usage of mire from various dictionaries and sources.