Hyphenation of mire

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mire

Definitions of mire:

1.
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
2.
Deep soft mud in water or slush
They waded through the slop
3.
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
4.
Entrap
Our people should not be mired in the past
5.
Cause to get stuck as if in a mire
The mud mired our cart
6.
Be unable to move further
The car bogged down in the sand
7.
Soil with mud, muck, or mire
The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden

Synonyms of mire:

noun quagmire, quag, morass, bog, peat bog
verb entangle, involve
verbbog down
verbgrind to a halt, get stuck, bog down, stand still
verb muck, mud, muck up, dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire

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