a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

[ Syn: quagmire , quag , morass , slack ]

deep soft mud in water or slush; they waded through the slop

[ Syn: slop ]

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; caught in the mire of poverty'

entrap; Our people should not be mired in the past

[ Syn: entangle ]

cause to get stuck as if in a mire; The mud mired our cart

[ Syn: bog down ]

be unable to move further; The car bogged down in the sand

[ Syn: grind to a halt , get stuck , bog down ]

soil with mud, muck, or mire; The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden

[ Syn: muck , mud , muck up ]