mire

(mīr)

1. An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog.
2. Deep slimy soil or mud.
3. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation: the mire of poverty.

1. a. To cause to sink or become stuck in or as if in mire.
   b. To hinder, entrap, or entangle as if in mire.
2. To soil with mud or mire.