mire: Meaning and Definition of

mire

1. a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
2. ground of this kind, as wet, slimy soil of some depth or deep mud.

1. to plunge and fix in mire; cause to stick fast in mire.
2. to involve; entangle.
3. to soil with mire; bespatter with mire.

1. to sink in mire or mud; stick.