An open space in the ice on a river or lake.
An everglade.
An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
A bright surface of ice or snow.
Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
An undesirable situation, a predicament.
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.