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mire

/ mire /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Type of:
bog peat bog
Derived:
muck mud muck up grind to a halt get stuck
verb Sense 2
soil with mud, muck, or mire
"The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"
Type of:
dirty soil begrime
Derived:
mud clay sludge slime goo
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
cause to get stuck as if in a mire
"The mud mired our cart"
Derived:
quagmire quag morass
Verb group:
grind to a halt get stuck bog down
Causes:
grind to a halt get stuck bog down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
entrap
"Our people should not be mired in the past"
Type of:
involve
Derived:
web entanglement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
be unable to move further
"The car bogged down in the sand"
Type of:
stand still
Kinds of:
get stranded run aground
Derived:
quagmire quag morass
Verb group:
bog down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
3
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bog peat bog dirty soil begrime involve stand still get stranded run aground