An ant.
To stick in mire.
Deep mud; wet, spongy earth.
To soil with mud or foul matter.
To cause or permit to stick fast in mire; to plunge or fix in mud; as, to mire a horse or wagon.
A passage through a fence or wall; a gate; also, a frame, arch, etc., in which a gate in hung, or a structure at an entrance or gate designed for ornament or defense.