mire mire /ˈmaɪɝ/

noun

1. () A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot  ( morass , quag , quagmire , mire , slack )
   a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
     The hiker found themselves stuck in a muddy mire, each step becoming a struggle.
   The hiker found themselves stuck in a muddy mire, each step becoming a struggle.
   
   
2. A difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from  ( mire )
   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
   the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president
    Caught in the mire of poverty
   caught in the mire of poverty
   
3. Deep soft mud in water or slush  ( mire , slop )
   deep soft mud in water or slush
    They waded through the slop
   they waded through the slop
   

verb

1. Soil with mud, muck, or mire  ( mire , muck , muck up [Informal] , mud )
   soil with mud, muck, or mire
    The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden
   The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden
   
2. Be unable to move further  ( bog down , get stuck , grind to a halt , mire )
   be unable to move further
    The car bogged down in the sand
   The car bogged down in the sand
   
3. Cause to get stuck as if in a mire  ( bog down , mire )
   cause to get stuck as if in a mire
    The mud mired our cart
   The mud mired our cart
   
4. Entrap  ( entangle , mire )
   entrap
    Our people should not be mired in the past
   Our people should not be mired in the past