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Meaning of word mire from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

mire   noun

Meaning : A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot.

Synonyms : morass, quag, quagmire, slack

Meaning : Deep soft mud in water or slush.

Example : They waded through the slop.

Synonyms : slop

Meaning : A difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from.

Example : The country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president.
Caught in the mire of poverty.

mire   verb

Meaning : Entrap.

Example : Our people should not be mired in the past.

Synonyms : entangle

Meaning : Cause to get stuck as if in a mire.

Example : The mud mired our cart.

Synonyms : bog down

Meaning : Be unable to move further.

Example : The car bogged down in the sand.

Synonyms : bog down, get stuck, grind to a halt

Meaning : Soil with mud, muck, or mire.

Example : The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden.

Synonyms : muck, muck up, mud