Definition of Quicksand
Quicksand
quick·sand
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
loose sand, usually containing a lot of water, that easily yields to pressure and thus allows things to sink, fall, or be sucked into it;
e.g. They recognized the quicksand in front of them and were careful to walk around it.
(noun)
a dangerous or otherwise undesirable situation which traps people due to being difficult to escape;
e.g. Justifying his first mistake made him sink into an ethical quicksand of justifying further mistakes.
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