Definitions of mire:

• noun:   a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
• verb:   soil with mud, muck, or mire
• verb:   cause to get stuck as if in a mire

  Example: "The mud mired our cart"

• verb:   entrap

  Example: "Our people should not be mired in the past"

• verb:   be unable to move further
• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #13977)