Definition of mire

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  • mire is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • mire is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
  • mire is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of mire

  • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. morass
    2. quag
    3. quagmire
    4. slack
  • be unable to move further (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bog down
    2. get stuck
    3. grind to a halt
  • soil with mud, muck, or mire (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. muck
    2. muck up
    3. mud
  • entrap (verb)

    Examples

    1. Our people should not be mired in the past

    Synonyms

    1. entangle
  • deep soft mud in water or slush (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. slop
  • cause to get stuck as if in a mire (verb)

    Examples

    1. The mud mired our cart

    Synonyms

    1. bog down
  • a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from (noun)

    Examples

    1. the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president
    2. caught in the mire of poverty

See definition of mire in Merriam Webster