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mired Definition


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mire
noun
    1. Deep mud; a boggy area.
      Thesaurus: bog, marsh, swamp, morass, quagmire, fen, mud, ooze.
    2. Trouble; difficulty; anything unpleasant and messy.
verb mired, miring
    tr & intr
    1. To sink, or to make something or someone sink, in a mire.
    2. To soil something or someone with mud.
    3. To involve someone in trouble or difficulties.
Derivative: miry
adj
    Etymology: 14c: from Norse myrr bog.



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