MIRE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) mire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

MIRE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • soil with mud, muck, or mire
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • be unable to move further
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • cause to get stuck as if in a mire
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The mud mired our cart
    Cause(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • entrap
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)