sink in the mire

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• Sink — (s[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. {Sunk} (s[u^][ng]k), or ({Sank} (s[a^][ng]k)); p. p. {Sunk} (obs. {Sunken}, now used as adj.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sinking}.] [OE. sinken, AS. sincan; akin to D. zinken, OS. sincan, G. sinken, Icel. s[ o]kkva, Dan. synke,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• mire — 1. noun 1) it s a mire out there Syn: swamp, bog, morass, quagmire, slough; swampland, wetland, marshland 2) they were stuck in the mire Syn: mud, slime, dirt, filth …   Thesaurus of popular words

• mire — n. & v. n. 1 a stretch of swampy or boggy ground. 2 mud, dirt. v. 1 tr. & intr. plunge or sink in a mire. 2 tr. involve in difficulties. Phrases and idioms: in the mire in difficulties. Etymology: ME f. ON m|rr f. Gmc, rel. to MOSS …   Useful english dictionary

• sink — Synonyms and related words: Babylon, Gomorrah, KO, Sodom, abate, ablate, advance, age, alveolation, alveolus, antrum, aquamanile, armpit, ascend, automatic dishwasher, back, back up, ball up, bankrupt, baptize, basin, bate, bath, bathtub, be… …   Moby Thesaurus

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• sink — v 1. fall, drop, descend, go down; hang heavily, swag; subside, recede, retrocede, ebb; fall back, lapse, relapse; slope, dip, slant, lean, list, cant, tilt, incline. 2. settle, precipitate, gravitate, hit bottom; become submerged, capsize, drown …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• mire — n 1. marsh, swamp, swampland, fen, fen land, marshland, quagmire, quag, bog, slough, morass, Brit. Dial. lair, mud, mud flat, Brit. holm, Brit. sough, Brit. Dial. sump. v 2. soil, dirty, begrime, blacken, tarnish; sully, befoul, defile; smear,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• sink in — Synonyms and related words: affect, arrest the thoughts, be glimpsed, be remembered, bemire, bog, bog down, catch the thoughts, come home to, come through, dawn on, get across, get over, grab, hit, hit the mark, impress, impress forcibly, make an …   Moby Thesaurus

• To draw the longbow — draw draw (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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