| noun | a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot |
| noun | deep soft mud in water or slush “they waded through the slop” |
| noun | 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” |
| verb | entrap “Our people should not be mired in the past” |
| verb | cause to get stuck as if in a mire “The mud mired our cart” |
| verb | be unable to move further “The car bogged down in the sand” |
| verb | soil with mud, muck, or mire “The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden” |
| miry | adjective | (of soil) soft and watery |
| mire | verb | soil with mud, muck, or mire |
| quaggy | adjective | (of soil) soft and watery |
| sloppy | adjective | (of soil) soft and watery |
| entanglement | noun | an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim |
| mire | noun | a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot |
| muck | noun | any thick, viscous matter |
| mud | noun | water soaked soil; soft wet earth |