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Mire
ˈmʌɪə
Mire definitions
noun
mire
mires
- 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"
- a wetland area or ecosystem based on peat
- 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
mire
mired
mires
miring
- cause to become stuck in mud
"sometimes a heavy truck gets mired down"
- cover or spatter with mud
"the horse waded through the red mud that mired it to its hocks"
- involve someone or something in (a difficult situation)
"the economy is mired in its longest recession since the war"