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Thesaurus entry: mire
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mire
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noun
1.
it's a mire out there
synonyms
: swamp, bog, morass, quagmire, slough; swampland, wetland, marshland.
2.
they were stuck in the mire
synonyms
: mud, slime, dirt, filth, muck.
3.
struggling to pull Russia out of the mire
synonyms
: mess, difficulty, plight, predicament, tight spot, trouble, quandary, muddle;
informal
jam, fix, pickle, hot water.
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verb
1.
Frank's horse got mired in a bog
synonyms
: bog down, sink (down).
2.
he has become mired in lawsuits
synonyms
: entangle, tangle up, embroil, catch up, mix up, involve.