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Nouns
(n)
mire
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quagmire
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quag
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morass
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slack
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
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(n)
slop
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mire
deep soft mud in water or slush
“they waded through the slop”
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(n)
mire
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”
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“caught in the mire of poverty”
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Verbs
(v)
entangle
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mire
entrap
“Our people should not be mired in the past”
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(v)
mire
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bog down
cause to get stuck as if in a mire
“The mud mired our cart”
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(v)
grind to a halt
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get stuck
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bog down
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mire
be unable to move further
“The car bogged down in the sand”
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(v)
mire
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muck
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mud
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muck up
soil with mud, muck, or mire
“The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden”
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