mire vs colly

mire is a noun but colly is not a noun.

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

As verbs, colly is a hypernym of mire; that is, colly is a word with a broader meaning than mire:

Other hypernyms of mire include begrime, bemire, dirty, grime, soil.

mire (noun)	colly (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

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