n. 25B6; noun
it's a mire out there : SWAMP, bog, morass, quagmire, slough; swampland, wetland, marshland.
her horse was spattered with mire : MUD, slime, dirt, filth, muck.
struggling to pull Russia out of the mire : MESS, difficulty, plight, predicament, tight spot, trouble, quandary, muddle; informal jam, fix, pickle, hot water.
25B6; verb
Frank's horse got mired in a bog : BOG DOWN, sink (down).
the children were mired : DIRTY, soil, muddy; poetic/literary begrime.
he has become mired in lawsuits : ENTANGLE, tangle up, embroil, catch up, mix up, involve.