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Quicksand Sense Foot Being Caught Crossword Clue

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noun

• a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight

• United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)

• common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks

• an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)

adjective satellite

• moving very fast

31%4 Fell prey to quicksand
noun

• plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

• (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

• a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

• a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

verb

• fall or descend to a lower place or level

• cause to sink

• pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

• go under

• descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

• appear to move downward

• fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

• fall or sink heavily

• embed deeply

31%4Quicksand, e.g.
noun

• a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

• drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas

• something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

• a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters

• the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

• informal terms for the mouth

• a light two-wheeled carriage

• a hazard on a golf course

verb

• place in a confining or embarrassing position

• catch in or as if in a trap

• hold or catch as if in a trap

• to hold fast or prevent from moving

• to sell marijuana on a street corner

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