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mire

/maɪər/

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noun
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
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morass quag quagmire slack

type of:
peat bog bog
verb
be unable to move further
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bog down get stuck grind to a halt

type of:
stand still
verb
soil with mud, muck, or mire
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muck muck up mud

type of:
colly dirty begrime soil grime bemire
verb
entrap
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"Our people should not be mired in the past"

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entangle

type of:
involve
noun
deep soft mud in water or slush
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slop

type of:
clay mud
verb
cause to get stuck as if in a mire
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"The mud mired our cart"

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bog down
noun
a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from
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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"

type of:
difficulty

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