colly vs mire

colly is not a noun while mire is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
colly	No	No	Yes	No
mire	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mire is a hyponym of colly; that is, mire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than colly:

Other hyponyms of colly include foul, contaminate, foul, pollute, smear, slime, muddy, muddy up, splash, muck, muck up, mud, crock, blemish, spot.

colly (noun)	mire (noun)
	a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
	a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from
	deep soft mud in water or slush

colly (verb)	mire (verb)
make soiled, filthy, or dirty	soil with mud, muck, or mire
	be unable to move further
	cause to get stuck as if in a mire
	entrap