The meaning of Mire

Mire – definition

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 down Sink Sink down Stick 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

泥潭, 泥, 泥沼, 污泥, 泥泞, 陷入

Mire: translate from English into Dutch

Slijk, Modder, Slik, Besmeurende zakken, In de modder zakken, In moeilijkheden brengen, Bemodderen

Mire: translate from English into French

Boue, Fange, Bourbier, Bourbe, Empêtrer, Faire embourber, Embrouiller, S'embourber

Mire: translate from English into German

Schlamm, Sumpf, Kot, Morast

Mire: translate from English into Hindi

कीचड़, दलदल, पंक, कीचड़ में पड़ना, कीचड़ लगाना, सानना, दलदल में फँसाना, चहला, मैला, कर्दम

Mire: translate from English into Italian

Fango, Melma, Pantano, Infangare, Impantanarsi, Infangarsi

Mire: translate from English into Korean

진흙, 진흙으로 더럽히다, 궁지에 몰아넣다, 진창에 빠지다

Mire: translate from English into Russian

Болото, Грязь, Трясина, Завязнуть в грязи, Завязнуть в трясине, Испачкать грязью, Чернить, Обрызгать грязью, Втянуть во что-л.

Mire: translate from English 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…

All meanings and translations of Mires

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

All meanings and translations of Mired

Mire synonims

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

All meanings and translations of Sink

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.

All meanings and translations of Stick in the mud

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