Definition of: mire

(mīr) noun
Wet, yielding earth; swampy ground; deep mud or slush.
—v. mired, mir·ing v.t.
1. To cause to sink or become stuck in or as in mire.
2. To defile; soil.
—v.i.
3. To sink in mire; bog down. [<ON mrr swampy ground]
—mir′y adjective
—mir′i·ness noun