Mire - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- deep soft mud in water or slush (syn: slop)
- a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from
caught in the mire of poverty
verb
- soil with mud, muck, or mire (syn: muck, mud)
Extra examples
The troops marched onward through the muck and the mire.
...played on a football field that was thick with mire...
...the sight of the standard, which had emerged from the battle mangled and mired, still stirred the soldiers' hearts...
...the case has been mired in probate court for years...
They found themselves in a mire of debt.
The wheels got stuck in the mire.
I wonder how my horse's knees are; not much hurt, I think - only mired.
Our people should not be mired in the past
The mud mired our cart
The Party sank deeper into the mire of conflict.
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