(1):

(n.) An ant.

(2):

(v. t.) To cause or permit to stick fast in mire; to plunge or fix in mud; as, to mire a horse or wagon.

(3):

(v. t.) To soil with mud or foul matter.

(4):

(v. i.) To stick in mire.

(5):

(n.) Deep mud; wet, spongy earth.