mire vs mud

mire and mud both are nouns.

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

As nouns, mud is a hypernym of mire; that is, mud is a word with a broader meaning than mire:

Other hypernyms of mire include clay.

As verbs, mire and mud are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of mire include muck, muck up.

mire (noun)	mud (noun)
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot	slanderous remarks or charges
a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from	water soaked soil; soft wet earth
deep soft mud in water or slush

mire (verb)	mud (verb)
soil with mud, muck, or mire	soil with mud, muck, or mire
be unable to move further	plaster with mud
cause to get stuck as if in a mire
entrap