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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mire/ˈmʌɪə(r)/
▶noun
  • 1 a stretch of swampy or boggy ground.

    ■ soft mud or dirt.

    ■ Ecology a wetland area or ecosystem based on peat.

  • 2 a state of difficulty from which it is hard to extricate oneself.
▶verb
  • 1 cause to become stuck in mud: heavy trucks get mired down.

    ■ cover or spatter with mud.

  • 2 (mire someone/thing in) involve someone or something in (a difficult situation).
– origin ME: from ON mýrr, of Gmc origin; rel. to moss.



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