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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

Examples of mire

"Our people should not be mired in the past"
"The mud mired our cart"
"the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"
"caught in the mire of poverty"