mire

Noun
  1. A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot (synset 109378747)
    is a type of: bog, peat bog - wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
    same as: morass, quag, quagmire, slack
  2. Deep soft mud in water or slush (synset 114980662)
    "they waded through the slop"
    is a type of: clay, mud - water soaked soil; soft wet earth
    same as: slop
  3. A difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from (synset 114433769)
    "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"; "caught in the mire of poverty"
    is a type of: difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
Verb
  1. Entrap (synset 202684097)
    "Our people should not be mired in the past"
    is a type of: involve - engage as a participant
    same as: entangle
  2. Cause to get stuck as if in a mire (synset 201839045)
    "The mud mired our cart"
    causes: bog down, get stuck, grind to a halt, mire - be unable to move further
    same as: bog down
    verb group: bog down, get stuck, grind to a halt, mire - be unable to move further
  3. Be unable to move further (synset 201838838)
    "The car bogged down in the sand"
    is a type of: stand still - remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile
    same as: bog down, get stuck, grind to a halt
    verb group: bog down, mire - cause to get stuck as if in a mire
  4. Soil with mud, muck, or mire (synset 201537533)
    "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"
    is a type of: begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil - make soiled, filthy, or dirty
    same as: muck, muck up, mud

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