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Mire – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A stretch of swampy or boggy ground.

Usage examples:

Acres of land had been reduced to a mire
noun

A complicated or unpleasant situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.

Usage examples:

The service is sinking in the mire of its own regulations
verb

Cause to become stuck in mud.

Usage examples:

Sometimes a heavy truck gets mired down

Synonims:

Get bogged downSinkSink downStick in the mud
noun

An area of deep, wet, sticky earth, or fig. any messy situation

Usage examples:

The cart’s wheels sank in the red mire., fig. at the time the country was mired in the great depres…

Mire translation into English

Mire: translate from English into Chinese

Translate mire into Chinese (Simplified)}
泥潭, 泥, 泥沼, 污泥, 泥泞, 陷入

Mire: translate from English into Dutch

Translate mire into Dutch}
Slijk, Modder, Slik, Bemodderen, In moeilijkheden brengen, In de modder zakken, Besmeurende zakken

Mire: translate from English into French

Translate mire into French}
Boue, Fange, Bourbier, Bourbe, Empêtrer, Faire embourber, Embrouiller, S'embourber

Mire: translate from English into German

Translate mire into German}
Schlamm, Sumpf, Kot, Morast

Mire: translate from English into Hindi

Translate mire into Hindi}
कीचड़, दलदल, पंक, मैला, चहला, दलदल में फँसाना, सानना, कीचड़ लगाना, कीचड़ में पड़ना, कर्दम

Mire: translate from English into Italian

Translate mire into Italian}
Fango, Melma, Pantano, Infangare, Impantanarsi, Infangarsi

Mire: translate from English into Korean

Translate mire into Korean}
진흙, 진흙으로 더럽히다, 궁지에 몰아넣다, 진창에 빠지다

Mire: translate from English into Russian

Translate mire into Russian}
Болото, Грязь, Трясина, Завязнуть в грязи, Завязнуть в трясине, Испачкать грязью, Обрызгать грязью, Чернить, Втянуть во что-л.

Mire: translate from English into Spanish

Translate mire into Spanish}
Fango, Lodo, Atolladero, Enlodar

Word origin

Middle English: from Old Norse mýrr, of Germanic origin; related to moss.

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Mire – similar words

mires

noun

A stretch of swampy or boggy ground.

Usage examples:

Acres of land had been reduced to a mire
verb

Cause to become stuck in mud.

Usage examples:

Sometimes a heavy truck gets mired down
noun

An area of deep, wet, sticky earth, or fig. any messy situation

Usage examples:

The cart’s wheels sank in the red mire., fig. at the time the country was mired in the great depres…
Mires - all meanings in English

mired

verb

Cause to become stuck in mud.

Usage examples:

Sometimes a heavy truck gets mired down
noun

A stretch of swampy or boggy ground.

Usage examples:

Acres of land had been reduced to a mire
noun

A complicated or unpleasant situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.

Usage examples:

The service is sinking in the mire of its own regulations
Mired - all meanings in English

Mire synonims

get bogged down

phrasal verb

To be/become so involved in something difficult or complicated that you cannot do anything else

Usage examples:

Let's not get bogged down with individual complaints, uk try not to get too bogged down in the deta…
Get bogged down - all meanings in English

sink

verb

Go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged.

Usage examples:

He saw the coffin sink below the surface of the waves
noun

A fixed basin with a water supply and outflow pipe.

Usage examples:

I stood at the kitchen sink
noun

Fall or descend to a lower place or level

Sink - all meanings in English

stick in the mud

ˈstɪk.ɪn.ðəˌmʌd

noun

Someone who is old-fashioned and too serious and avoids enjoyable activities

Usage examples:

My dad's a real stick-in-the-mud.
Stick in the mud - all meanings in English

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