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    mire

    mire - Dictionary definition and meaning for word mire

    Definition
    (noun) a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
    Synonyms : morass , quag , quagmire , slack
    Definition
    (noun) deep soft mud in water or slush
    Synonyms : slop
    Example Sentence
    • they waded through the slop
    Definition
    (noun) a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from
    Example Sentence
    • the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president
    • caught in the mire of poverty
    Definition
    (verb) entrap
    Synonyms : entangle
    Example Sentence
    • Our people should not be mired in the past
    Definition
    (verb) cause to get stuck as if in a mire
    Synonyms : bog down
    Example Sentence
    • The mud mired our cart
    Definition
    (verb) be unable to move further
    Example Sentence
    • The car bogged down in the sand
    Definition
    (verb) soil with mud, muck, or mire
    Synonyms : muck , muck up , mud
    Example Sentence
    • The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden
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It sounds like wire, imagine if there is a stack of wires, it will surely get entangled

MIRE = MATH IS REALLY ENTANGLED..to solve

mire is mayiru in tamil.. which means hair and is all entangled!!

"admire" is to praise etc. whereas mire is the opposite i.e.slinging mud on someone

I to my gf.."array dont just ADMIRE the scenes of the jungle ....dont u realise that our jeep has got stuck in a MIRE.....foolish girl must say...........................:D

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mire.in hindi MITTI(CLAY,MUD).myre MITTI bhara land or area.

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