Noun: quicksand 'kwik,sand
- A pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
"The explorer carefully navigated around the patch of quicksand"
- A treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
"The company's debt became a quicksand, pulling it deeper into financial trouble"
Derived forms: quicksands
Type of: cavity, pit, situation
Encyclopedia: Quicksand, Kentucky