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# quicksand

«quicksand» in Mova's school dictionary: **loose, wet sand that you can sink into when you step on it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (quicksand, quicksands)

### meaning for a pupil

Quicksand is loose, wet sand that you can sink into when you step on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksand/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In geography and safety it is found near rivers, beaches and marshes. In stories and films people sink fast, but in real life you rarely sink above your waist: stay calm, lie back and move slowly. Figuratively, quicksand is a situation that is hard to escape.

### examples

- Watch out for quicksand near the estuary. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksand/#x1)
- The hero fell into quicksand in the film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksand/#x2)
- If you step in quicksand, stay calm and lean back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksand/#x3)
- Quicksand forms where water flows up through sand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksand/#x4)
- The cow got stuck in the quicksand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksand/#x5)
- Lying flat helps you float on quicksand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksand/#x6)
- The guide warned us about quicksand on the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksand/#x7)
- His lies became a quicksand he couldn't escape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksand/#x8)

### note

Usually uncountable. Myth: quicksand does not «suck you under» like in films; the human body floats in it. The real danger is getting stuck as the tide comes in.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «quicksand» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksand/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.