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
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freed from the quicksands of war
mired in the quicksand of credit card debt
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The extent of my knowledge about MOBAs was exhausted in the preceding two paragraphs, so my first response to all of this was the sinking-in-quicksand feeling of being far out of my element.
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14th Century
First Known Use of quicksand
14th century
QUICKSAND Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of quicksand for English Language Learners
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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
QUICKSAND Defined for Kids
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: a deep area of loose sand mixed with water into which heavy objects sink
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