mire

[ mahyuhr ]
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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),mired, mir·ing.
  1. to plunge and fix in mire; cause to stick fast in mire.

  2. to involve; entangle.

  1. to soil with mire; bespatter with mire.

verb (used without object),mired, mir·ing.
  1. to sink and stick in mire or mud.

Origin of mire

1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old Norse mȳrr “bog”; cognate with Old English mēos moss

Other words from mire

  • mired, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for mire

mire

/ (maɪə) /


noun
  1. a boggy or marshy area

  2. mud, muck, or dirt

verb
  1. to sink or cause to sink in a mire

  2. (tr) to make dirty or muddy

  1. (tr) to involve, esp in difficulties

Origin of mire

1
C14: from Old Norse mӯrr; related to moss

Derived forms of mire

  • miriness, noun
  • miry, adjective

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