atascar

v. stop up, plug; clog, obstruct; jam; choke

v. stick in the mire

= jam, bog down, snarl up.
Ex: In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.
Ex: There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.
Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.
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* atascarse = be hung up on.