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mire
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
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noun
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
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”
noun
Deep soft mud in water or slush
“They waded through the slop”
verb
Soil with mud, muck, or mire
“The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden”
verb
Be unable to move further
“The car bogged down in the sand”
verb
Cause to get stuck as if in a mire
“The mud mired our cart”
verb
Entrap
“Our people should not be mired in the past”
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The country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president
Caught in the mire of poverty
They waded through the slop
The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden
The car bogged down in the sand
The mud mired our cart
Our people should not be mired in the past
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