The Clue
Mud (4 letter answer)
The Answer
MIRE
Tags
Notes
The answer MIRE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bog
Embog
Entangle
Fen
Muck
Swamp
Bog down
Deep mud
Fen footing
Moist ground
Plowing problem
Slue goo
Soggy ground
Stick in the mud
Wallowing place
Cause of getting stuck
Definition
MIRE as a noun:
1. (mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack) = a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
2. (slop, mire) = deep soft mud in water or slush; "they waded through the slop"
3. 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 as a verb:
1. (entangle, mire) = entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"
2. (mire, bog down) = cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"
3. (grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down, mire) = be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"
4. (mire, muck, mud, muck up) = soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"