quicksand

quick·sand  (kwksnd)

n.

1. A bed of loose sand mixed with water forming a soft shifting mass that yields easily to pressure and tends to engulf any object resting on its surface.

2. A place or situation into which entry can be swift and sudden but from which extrication can be difficult or impossible. Often used in the plural: "This theory of the future entrapped [them] in the quicksands of Vietnam" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)

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[Middle English quyksond, living sand : quick, quyk, living; see quick + sand, sond, sand; see sand.]

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quicksand [ˈkwɪkˌsænd]

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a deep mass of loose wet sand that submerges anything on top of it

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quicksand  (kwksnd)

A deep bed of loose, smoothly rounded sand grains, saturated with water and forming a soft, shifting mass that yields easily to pressure and tends to engulf objects resting on its surface. Although it is possible for a person to drown while mired in quicksand, the human body is less dense than any quicksand and is thus not drawn or sucked beneath the surface as is sometimes popularly believed.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quicksand - a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
	2.	quicksand - a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down cavity, pit - a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body" sand - a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

Translations

quicksand [ˈkwɪksænd] N → arenas fpl movedizas

quicksand [ˈkwɪksænd] n → sables mpl mouvants
quick-setting [ˌkwɪkˈsɛtɪŋ] adj [cement] → à prise rapide; [jelly] → qui prend facilement

quicksand [ˈkwɪkˌsænd] n → sabbie fpl mobili

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quicksand [ˈkwɪkˌsænd] n → sabbie fpl mobili