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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.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMIRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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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   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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   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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMIRE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   MIRE meaning: 1. an area of deep, wet, sticky earth 2. an unpleasant situation that is difficult to escape: 3…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMIRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionmire noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of mire noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.