mire
     n : a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot [syn:
          {quagmire}, {quag}, {morass}]
     v 1: entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past" [syn: {entangle}]
     2: cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"
        [syn: {bog down}]
     3: be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"
        [syn: {grind to a halt}, {get stuck}, {bog down}]
     4: soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt
        while playing ball in the garden" [syn: {muck}, {mud}, {muck
        up}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0