mired Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb entrap
   entangle; mire.
   
   • Our people should not be mired in the past
2. verb cause to get stuck as if in a mire
   mire; bog down.
   
   • The mud mired our cart
3. verb be unable to move further
   mire; bog down; get stuck; grind to a halt.
   
   • The car bogged down in the sand
4. verb soil with mud, muck, or mire
   muck; mire; muck up; mud.
   
   • The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden
5. adjective satellite entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire
   involved.
   
   • the difficulties in which the question is involved
   • brilliant leadership mired in details and confusion

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