mire
noun
- 1
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- 2
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
- 3
deep soft mud in water or slush
they waded through the slop
verb
- 1
soil with mud, muck, or mire
The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden
- 2
be unable to move further
The car bogged down in the sand
- 3
cause to get stuck as if in a mire
The mud mired our cart
- 4
entrap
Our people should not be mired in the past
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