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mire

noun
  1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
    slack
  2. 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”
  3. deep soft mud in water or slush
    slop
verb
  1. soil with mud, muck, or mire
    mud
  2. be unable to move further
    bog downgrind to a haltget stuck
  3. cause to get stuck as if in a mire
    “The mud mired our cart”
    bog down
  4. entrap
    “Our people should not be mired in the past”
    entangle