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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
mire       [mahyuhr] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, mired, mir·ing.
–noun
1.a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
2.ground of this kind, as wet, slimy soil of some depth or deep mud.
–verb (used with object)
3.to plunge and fix in mire; cause to stick fast in mire.
4.to involve; entangle.
5.to soil with mire; bespatter with mire.
–verb (used without object)
6.to sink in mire or mud; stick.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME < ON mȳrr bog; c. OE méos moss]
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mire       (mīr)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog.
  2. Deep slimy soil or mud.
  3. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation: the mire of poverty.

v.   mired, mir·ing, mires

v.   tr.
    1. To cause to sink or become stuck in or as if in mire.
    2. To hinder, entrap, or entangle as if in mire.
  2. To soil with mud or mire.

v.   intr.
To sink or become stuck in mire.


[Middle English, from Old Norse mȳrr, bog.]

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