TAR PIT Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the phrase tar pit. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase tar pit. (close relations)

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	bog				verb, nounv, n
	noun • wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel verb • cause to slow down or get stuck • get stuck while doing something
	marsh				nounn
	noun • low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water • United States painter (1898-1954) • New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982)
	mire				verbv
	noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot • deep soft mud in water or slush • a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from verb • entrap • cause to get stuck as if in a mire • be unable to move further • soil with mud, muck, or mire
	morass				nounn
	noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
	quagmire				nounn
	noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
	quicksand				nounn
	noun • a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy • a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
	slough				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a hollow filled with mud • necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass • any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) • a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou) verb • cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
	swamp				nounn
	noun • low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog • a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables verb • drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

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