mire
Audio Help [mahyuh
r] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, mired, mir·ing.
Audio Help [mahyuh
r] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, mired, mir·ing. –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 6. | to sink in mire or mud; stick. |
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
mire
To learn more about mire visit Britannica.com
| © 2008 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. |
| mire
Audio Help (mīr) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. mired, mir·ing, mires v. tr.
v. intr. To sink or become stuck in mire. [Middle English, from Old Norse mȳrr, bog.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
mire
c.1300, from O.N. myrr "bog, swamp," cognate with O.E. mos "bog" (see moss). The verb is first attested c.1400 in the fig. sense of "to involve in difficulties."
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| mire | |
noun | |
| 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" [syn: 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" |
verb | |
| 1. | entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past" [syn: entangle] |
| 2. | cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart" |
| 3. | be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand" [syn: grind to a halt] |
| 4. | soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Mire
Mire\, n. [AS. m[=i]re, m?re; akin to D. mier, Icel. maurr, Dan. myre, Sw. myra; cf. also Ir. moirbh, Gr. ?.] An ant. [Obs.] See Pismire.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Mire
Mire\, n. [OE. mire, myre; akin to Icel. m?rr swamp, Sw. myra marshy ground, and perh. to E. moss.] Deep mud; wet, spongy earth. --Chaucer. He his rider from the lofty steed Would have cast down and trod in dirty mire. --Spenser. Mire crow (Zo["o]l.), the pewit, or laughing gull. [Prov. Eng.] Mire drum, the European bittern. [Prov. Eng.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Mire
Mire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mired; p. pr. & vb. n. Miring.]1. To cause or permit to stick fast in mire; to plunge or fix in mud; as, to mire a horse or wagon. 2. To soil with mud or foul matter. Smirched thus and mired with infamy. --Shak.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Mire
Mire\, v. i. To stick in mire. --Shak.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web
Perform a new search, or try your search for "mire" at:
- Amazon.com - Shop for books, music and more
- Reference.com - Encyclopedia Search
- Reference.com - Web Search powered by Google
- Thesaurus.com - Search for synonyms and antonyms














