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mire

UK
/maɪə/
US
/maɪr/

Translations

mirenoun
mires
pl
UK
/maɪə/
US
/maɪr/
The horse got stuck in the mire and couldn't move.
Лошадь застряла в трясине и не могла двигаться.
The explorers had to navigate through the mire to reach the other side.
Исследователям пришлось пробираться через болото, чтобы добраться до другой стороны.
Additional translations
топь
тряска
Synonyms
swamp
bog
marsh
quagmire
wetland
slough
mireverb
mired
Past Simple
mired
Past Participle
miring
Gerund
UK
/ˈmaɪə/
US
/ˈmaɪr/
Additional translations
миротворить
утихомиривать
успокаивать
Synonyms
involve
trap
stuck
entangle
bog

Definitions

mirenoun
A stretch of swampy or boggy ground.
The hikers found themselves stuck in a mire, unable to move forward.
A situation or state of difficulty, distress, or embarrassment from which it is hard to extricate oneself.
The company found itself in a financial mire after the failed merger.
mireverb
To cause to become stuck in mud or a difficult situation.
The heavy rains mired the vehicles in the muddy field.
To involve or entangle in difficulties or a complicated situation.
The company was mired in legal disputes for years.
To sink or become stuck as in soft, wet ground or in a difficult situation.
The wheels mired in the soggy soil after the storm.
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