what does mire mean?
MIRE as NOUN
- Meaning
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
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Hypernyms(s) mire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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MIRE as VERB
- Meaning
- soil with mud, muck, or mire
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- The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden
Hypernyms(s) mire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- be unable to move further
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- The car bogged down in the sand
Hypernyms(s) mire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- cause to get stuck as if in a mire
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- Meaning
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- Our people should not be mired in the past
Hypernyms(s) mire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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