Quicksand (Noun)
Meaning 1
A treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The increasing national debt has become quicksand for the country's economy, slowly dragging it under.
- His lavish spending habits led him into quicksand, making it impossible for him to escape financial ruin.
- The new policy turned out to be quicksand for the government, trapping them in a web of controversy and opposition.
- The housing market bubble was like quicksand, initially alluring but ultimately destructive to those who invested in it.
- Caught up in a cycle of addiction and depression, she felt like she was stuck in quicksand with no clear escape route.
Meaning 2
A pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- As we trekked through the marsh, we had to be careful not to step into the quicksand that lay hidden beneath the surface.
- The hikers struggled to free their trapped friend from the quicksand that had sucked him down to his knees.
- After falling into the quicksand, the hiker realized she had to remain still to avoid sinking further.
- The warning sign cautioned against straying from the path, warning of hidden quicksand in the area.
- The quicksand at the edge of the lake made it difficult to approach the water's edge without taking a risk of getting stuck.