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Quicksand

//ˈkwɪkˌsænd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts. countable, uncountable

    "My feet were firmly lodged in the quicksand, and the more I struggled the more I sank into it."

  2. 2
    a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down wordnet
  3. 3
    Anything that metaphorically pulls one down or buries one; a treacherous, risky danger countable, figuratively, uncountable

    "the quicksands of youth"

  4. 4
    a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English quyksande, from Old English cwecesand (“quicksand”), equivalent to quick (“living”) + sand. Cognate with Swedish kvicksand (“quicksand”), Icelandic kviksandur, kviksyndi (“quicksand”). More at quick, sand.

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