A difficult circumstance or problem.
A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true".
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.
Offering to an opponent a choice between two (equally unfavorable) alternatives.
An undesirable situation, a predicament.
Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud.
To sink into mud.
To weigh down.
To soil with mud or foul matter.