| Noun | 1. | mire - a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfootbog, peat bog - wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel | |
| Verb | 1. | mire - entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"involve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!" | |
| 2. | mire - cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart" | |
| 3. | mire - be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"stand still - remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by" bog down, mire - cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart" | |
| 4. | mire - soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" | |