mire

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mire Definition

• (n) a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
• (v) entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"
• (v) cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"
• (v) be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"
• (v) soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"

mire Synonyms

• bog down
• entangle
• get stuck
• grind to a halt
• mire
• morass
• muck
• muck up
• mud
• quag
• quagmire