mire meaning and definition

MIRE noun

Definition of mire (noun)

1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
   • synonyms: morass, quag, quagmire, slack
2. deep soft mud in water or slush
   • "they waded through the slop"
   • synonyms: 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"

MIRE verb

Definition of mire (verb)

1. entrap
   • "Our people should not be mired in the past"
   • synonyms: entangle
2. cause to get stuck as if in a mire
   • "The mud mired our cart"
   • synonyms: bog down
3. be unable to move further
   • "The car bogged down in the sand"
   • synonyms: bog down, get stuck, grind to a halt
4. soil with mud, muck, or mire
   • "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"
   • synonyms: muck, muck up, mud