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mire
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- pronunciation:
- maIr
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
deep, heavy mud or soil.
The rain continued to pour and our car got stuck in the mire.- synonyms:
- muck, sludge
- similar words:
- mud, ooze, quagmire
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definition 2: |
a swampy area filled with such soil; bog.
It not easy to access the lake because the area around it is a mire.- synonyms:
- bog, fen, marsh, morass, quagmire, swamp
- similar words:
- ooze, slough
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definition 3: |
something that can entangle or entrap.
Do you really want to get involved in the mire of politics?- synonyms:
- morass, quagmire
- similar words:
- maze, trap, web
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related words: |
filth, muck |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
mires, miring, mired |
definition 1: |
to cause to sink or stick in deep mud.
The car was mired, and we were forced to walk.- synonyms:
- bog
- similar words:
- immobilize, sink in, stick
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definition 2: |
to entangle or bog down with difficulties or problems.
The company was mired in a complex financial situation.- synonyms:
- bog down, enmesh, entangle
- similar words:
- involve
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definition 3: |
to dirty with mud or slime.
The dog mired his paws running down the muddy path.- synonyms:
- muddy
- similar words:
- dirty, soil
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related words: |
sink |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to sink or stick fast in deep, heavy mud.
The heavy machinery mired and completing the work seemed impossible.- synonyms:
- bog
- similar words:
- sink, stick
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