Dictionary definition · mire
noun
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- deep soft mud in water or slush"they waded through the 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"
verb
- entrap"Our people should not be mired in the past"
- cause to get stuck as if in a mire"The mud mired our cart"
- be unable to move further"The car bogged down in the sand"
- soil with mud, muck, or mire"The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).