mire
Pronunciation: (mīr), [key] — n., v., mired, mir•ing.
—n. - a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- ground of this kind, as wet, slimy soil of some depth or deep mud.
—v.t. - to plunge and fix in mire; cause to stick fast in mire.
- to involve; entangle.
- to soil with mire; bespatter with mire.
—v.i. - to sink in mire or mud; stick.
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