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- DictionaryMire/ˈmī(ə)r/
noun
- 1. a stretch of swampy or boggy ground: "acres of land had been reduced to a mire"
- 2. a situation or state of difficulty, distress, or embarrassment from which it is hard to extricate oneself: "he has been left to squirm in a mire of new allegations"
verb
- 1. cause to become stuck in mud: "sometimes a heavy truck gets mired down"
The meaning of MIRE is wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh). How to use mire in a sentence.
MIRE definition: 1. an area of deep, wet, sticky earth 2. an unpleasant situation that is difficult to escape: 3…. Learn more.
noun. a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh. ground of this kind, as wet, slimy soil of some depth or deep mud. verb (used with object) , mired, mir·ing. to plunge and fix in mire; cause to stick fast in mire. to involve; entangle.
to cause something to sink in deep, wet, sticky earth, or fig. to cause someone or an activity to become trapped in a difficult situation: fig. At the time the country was mired in the Great Depression. (Definition of mire from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. 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”. see more. verb. cause to get stuck as if in a mire. “The mud mired our cart”. synonyms: bog down.
Definitions of 'mire'. 1. You can refer to an unpleasant or difficult situation as a mire of some kind. [literary] [...] 2. Mire is dirt or mud. [literary] [...] More.
mire. noun. /ˈmaɪə (r)/. /ˈmaɪər/. [uncountable] an area of deep mud synonym bog. The wheels sank deeper into the mire. (figurative) My name had been dragged through the mire (= my reputation was ruined).
mire. (maɪəʳ ) 1. singular noun. You can refer to an unpleasant or difficult situation as a mire of some kind. [literary] ...a mire of poverty and ignorance. [+ of] 2. uncountable noun. Mire is dirt or mud. [literary]
n. 1. An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog. 2. Deep slimy soil or mud. 3. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation: the mire of poverty. v. mired, mir·ing, mires. v.tr. 1. a. To cause to sink or become stuck in mire. b. To hinder, entrap, or entangle. 2. To soil with mud or mire. v.intr. To sink or become stuck in mire.
Mire definition: An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog.
