definition of
mire

[1] #1 mire n. [quagmire, quag, morass, slack] a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot. wn

[2] #2 mire v. [entangle] entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past". wn

[3] #3 mire n. [slop] deep soft mud in water or slush; "they waded through the slop". wn

[4] #4 mire v. [bog down] cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart". wn

[5] #5 mire n. a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from; "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"; "caught in the mire of poverty". wn