mire

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"; "caught in the mire of poverty"

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"