Found 2 items, similar to quicksand.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: quicksand quicksand n 1: a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy 2: a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
English → English (gcide) Definition: Quicksand Quicksand \Quick"sand`\, n. Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure; especially, a deep mass of loose or moving sand mixed with water, sometimes found at the mouth of a river or along some coasts, and very dangerous, from the difficulty of extricating a person who begins sinking into it. [1913 Webster] Life hath quicksands, -- Life hath snares! --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]