mire

(noun) a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot. Synonyms: quagmire, quag, morass, slack.

(noun) deep soft mud in water or slush. Synonyms: slop. Example: "They waded through the slop."

(noun) a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from. Examples: "The country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president." "Caught in the mire of poverty."

(verb) entrap. Synonyms: entangle. Example: "Our people should not be mired in the past."

(verb) cause to get stuck as if in a mire. Synonyms: bog down. Example: "The mud mired our cart."

(verb) be unable to move further. Synonyms: grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down. Example: "The car bogged down in the sand."

(verb) soil with mud, muck, or mire. Synonyms: muck, mud, muck up. Example: "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden."