'Quicksand' definitions:

Definition of 'quicksand'

(from WordNet)
noun
A treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
noun
A pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down

Definition of 'Quicksand'

From: GCIDE
  • Quicksand \Quick"sand`\, n. Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure; especially, a deep mass of loose or moving sand mixed with water, sometimes found at the mouth of a river or along some coasts, and very dangerous, from the difficulty of extricating a person who begins sinking into it. [1913 Webster]
  • Life hath quicksands, -- Life hath snares! --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

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