quicksand
playSimple Definition of quicksand
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: deep, wet sand into which heavy objects sink easily
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: a situation that is dangerous and difficult to escape from
Full Definition of quicksand
1 : sand readily yielding to pressure; especially : a deep mass of loose sand mixed with water into which heavy objects readily sink
2 : something that entraps or frustrates <lead poor people into consumerist quicksand — Robert Wright>
Examples of quicksand in a sentence
freed from the quicksands of war
<mired in the quicksand of credit card debt>
14th Century
First Known Use of quicksand
14th century
QUICKSAND Defined for Kids
quicksand
playDefinition of quicksand for Students
: a deep area of loose sand mixed with water into which heavy objects sink
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