1. (

• entangle ,
• mire

) entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past" ;

2. (

• mire ,
• bog_down ,

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

3. (

• grind_to_a_halt ,
• get_stuck ,
• bog_down ,
• mire

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

4. (

• mire ,
• muck ,
• mud ,
• muck_up

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