n.
- a stretch of swampy or boggy ground.
▸soft mud or dirt.
▸Ecology a wetland area or ecosystem based on peat.
- a state of difficulty from which it is hard to extricate oneself.
v.
- cause to become stuck in mud:
heavy trucks get mired down.
▸cover or spatter with mud.
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(mire someone/thing in)
involve someone or something in (a difficult situation).
Etymology
ME: from ON mýrr, of Gmc origin; rel. to moss.