potholepot‧hole /ˈpɒthəʊl $ ˈpɑːthoʊl/ noun [countable] 
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Thesaurus- He rode his bike over an enormous pothole.
- It is going to cost the city at least $500,000 to patch potholes created by winter rains.
- In one of these potholes, Estrelita's front right hoof became trapped.
- It pitches and bobbles on some roads, and bounces over the potholes driven fast.
- The potholes go half way up the tire.
- The 1996 survey was taken during the fall, when there tend to be more potholes.
- The pass gets its name from two groups of deep limestone potholes set either side of the road.
- The road is rutted mud, with potholes like emptied boils.
Longman Language Activatora hole in the ground or in the surface of something► hole
1a large hole in the surface of a road, caused by traffic and bad weather, which makes driving difficult or dangerous2 British English a long hole that goes deep under the ground, formed by natural processes—potholed adjective · The old mineshaft had left a deep hole, dangerous to both people and livestock.hole in · The aim is to get the ball in a hole in the ground.make a hole (in something) · We made a small hole in the earth, just deep enough to cover the roots of the plant.· Make a hole in the bottom of each plant pot to let the water drain out.dig a hole · A fox had dug a hole under our garden fence.· Construction workers have to dig a thousand foot hole before work can start on the tunnel.
► crater a big hole in the surface of something, especially the ground, that is caused by an explosion or a large falling object: · The meteor left a crater over five miles wide.crater in: · When the bomb exploded it left a huge crater in the ground.
► pothole a hole in the surface of a road that makes driving difficult or dangerous: · He rode his bike over an enormous pothole.· It is going to cost the city at least $500,000 to patch potholes created by winter rains.
► pit a large wide hole in the ground, especially one that is used for a particular purpose such as burying things: · They found a large pit where all the dead bodies had been thrown.· We dug a pit a yard deep in the soil.
► abyss an extremely deep empty space, seen from a very high point such as the edge of a mountain - used especially in literature: · Matthew found himself standing at the edge of a deep abyss.
► chasm a very deep space between two high areas of rock, especially one that is dangerous: · An unsteady-looking rope bridge was the only way to get across the chasm.· The landscape was a series of mountains, chasms, canyons and valleys.
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