Mire (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The muddy terrain mired the tank, making it impossible to move.
- The knee-deep snow mired the hikers, forcing them to stop and wait for rescue.
- Her complicated explanation mired the discussion, causing everyone to become confused.
- The dense fog mired our boat, making navigation extremely hazardous.
- The bureaucratic red tape mired the project, delaying its completion by months.
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Meaning 2
Be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The hikers struggled to free their boots from the thick mud, but they seemed to mire deeper with each attempt.
- The unwieldy horse cart threatened to mire in the ruts of the old dirt road, and the horse whinnied in protest.
- Heavy rainfall caused the construction equipment to mire in the site's sodden soil, bringing all operations to a grinding halt.
- During the rescue mission, the rescuers feared the helicopter would mire in the sandy terrain if it tried to land.
- The outdated bureaucratic procedures mired the innovative project, hindering its progress and stifling creativity.
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Meaning 3
Entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- Their negative thoughts and attitude will only mire them in a vicious cycle of self-doubt and low self-esteem.
- The company was mired in debt and struggled to stay afloat during the economic downturn.
- We must move forward and not allow ourselves to be mired in petty squabbles and disagreements.
- The tourists got mired in the dense fog and lost their way in the mountains.
- Her lack of confidence will mire her in mediocrity unless she takes bold steps to overcome her fears.
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Meaning 4
Soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- After the heavy rain the garden was impossible to traverse without getting stuck in the mire of mud and muck that had developed overnight.
- Walking through the swamp was an arduous task as the hikers had to navigate through the dense thicket and mire that engulfed the entire area.
- When I got to the soccer field I realized that I knew I was going to end up covered in mud as someone had mired the area where the goal posts stood.
- The careless construction destroyed the once-beautiful meadow by causing silt and small rocks to mire the otherwise pristine stream.
- Many birds used to nest by the edges of the lake but with increased development in the area runoff from the buildings mired the soft banks where birds made their nests.