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QUICKSAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("quicksand" is a kind of...):
cavity; pit (a sizeable hole (usually in the ground))
Meronyms (substance of "quicksand"):
sand (a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("quicksand" is a kind of...):
situation (a complex or critical or unusual difficulty)
