Definisjon av mire

Vi fant 13 definisjoner av mireengelsk.

Annonsering

WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

mire - a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
quagmire, quag, morass, slack
bog, 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
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"; "caught in the mire of poverty"
mire - deep soft mud in water or slush; "they waded through the slop"
slop
mud, clay slanderous remarks or charges

Verb

mire - soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"
muck, mud, muck up
begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
mire - cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"
bog down
mire - be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"
grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down
stand still remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"
mire - entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"
entangle
involve make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"
= synonym
= antonym
= relatert ord

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

Substantiv

mire - Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
mire - An undesirable situation, a predicament.
mire - An ant.

Verb

mire - To weigh down.
mire - To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud.
mire - To soil with mud or foul matter.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) mire
  • Presens: mire / mires
  • Preteritum: mired
  • Perfektum: (have) mired

Substantiv

  • Entall: mire
  • Flertall: mires

Siste søk