Pothole
noun
A hole in a road surface that has been damaged by traffic or weather conditions.
The city is planning to repair all the potholes in our neighborhood roads.
Often appears as...
- fill a pothole
- report a pothole
noun
A deep natural hole in the surface of the earth caused by weathering.
The hiker fell into a pothole that was hidden by the overgrown grass.
Often appears as...
- fall into a pothole
- spot a pothole
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Geological
noun
A hole in a road surface that has been damaged by traffic or weather conditions.
The city is planning to repair all the potholes in our neighborhood roads.
Often appears as...
- fill a pothole
- report a pothole
noun
A deep natural hole in the surface of the earth caused by weathering.
The hiker fell into a pothole that was hidden by the overgrown grass.
Often appears as...
- fall into a pothole
- spot a pothole
Usage tips
Geological
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Traffic Disruption
Mentioning 'pothole' in a conversation suggests bad road conditions that disrupt traffic.
The downtown traffic was terrible due to massive potholes.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Expense
Discussions about 'potholes' can imply unexpected expenses for vehicle repairs or road maintenance.
We spent a lot on car repairs after hitting a pothole.
Pro Tip 3/3Local Concern
Referring to 'potholes' might indicate a common concern or complaint among local residents.
Residents are petitioning the council to fix the potholes.
Pro Tip 1/3Traffic Disruption
Mentioning 'pothole' in a conversation suggests bad road conditions that disrupt traffic.
The downtown traffic was terrible due to massive potholes.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Expense
Discussions about 'potholes' can imply unexpected expenses for vehicle repairs or road maintenance.
We spent a lot on car repairs after hitting a pothole.
Pro Tip 3/3Local Concern
Referring to 'potholes' might indicate a common concern or complaint among local residents.
Residents are petitioning the council to fix the potholes.
Pro Tip 1/3Traffic Disruption
Mentioning 'pothole' in a conversation suggests bad road conditions that disrupt traffic.
The downtown traffic was terrible due to massive potholes.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Expense
Discussions about 'potholes' can imply unexpected expenses for vehicle repairs or road maintenance.
We spent a lot on car repairs after hitting a pothole.
Pro Tip 3/3Local Concern
Referring to 'potholes' might indicate a common concern or complaint among local residents.
Residents are petitioning the council to fix the potholes.
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TED2016 in review PIPE...
helped me of my marriage because I am more the visionary type I'm like my husband doesn't even want to talk about like a summer driving trip like okay where should we go in the summer and he's like this drawer doesn't pull out right and then he's all about the pothole when they're all in front of him and it really it drives me so crazy I
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Erik Schlangen: A...
Potholes, of course, that can become a problem, but we have a solution. Here you see actually how the damage appears in this material. It's a porous asphalt, like I said, so you have only a small amount of binder between the stones. Due to weathering, due to U.V. light, due to oxidation, this binder, this bitumen,
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How city mayors are...
i think there was a national uh candidate that was um you know somebody talked to at the grocery store and had some words with we said oh that's our typical trip to the grocery store we get to milk go get milk for our spouses we probably have five conversations about you know the potholes on the streets the
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Are we living in a...
But we might be able to search for them by using certain subatomic particles as probes. The basic principle is the smaller something is, the more sensitive it will be to disruption— think of hitting a pothole on a skateboard versus in a truck. Any unit in space-time would be so small
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Is Our Path in Life Set...
absolutely we don't think of astrology chart as predestined that it's your only fate that's carved in stone we see a life map just like we say life is a journey and gone any journey you need to have a map there's gonna be dead ends there's gonna be multiple potholes if you know where
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Matthew Mazzotta:...
For me, public space is political. I work with communities around the world, and as we know, every community has problems. Some of these problems are solved through the ballot box or city hall meetings or community efforts, like bike lanes and potholes and school budgets.
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Grand Canyon Adventure:...
So we depended on very thin, very unpredictable potholes of rainwater. - See how deep it is. - It's pretty nice. And we have two syringes with us this time. That's like a swimming pool. - Just don't fall in there
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The Secret to Mastering...
Life is the story you tell yourself. But there's something that research hasn't much answered. What happens when we misplace the plot of that story, when we get sidetracked by a pitfall, a pothole, a pandemic?
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My descent into...
end up going down such a dark path? One potholes. That's right. Potholes. I had a lot of potholes when I was kid. We all had them -- you know, the things in life that we hit
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Safari Live - Day 312 PIPE...
these cats so the potholes they are getting very deep
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TED2016 in review PIPE...
helped me of my marriage because I am more the visionary type I'm like my husband doesn't even want to talk about like a summer driving trip like okay where should we go in the summer and he's like this drawer doesn't pull out right and then he's all about the pothole when they're all in front of him and it really it drives me so crazy I
Video examples
Erik Schlangen: A...
Potholes, of course, that can become a problem, but we have a solution. Here you see actually how the damage appears in this material. It's a porous asphalt, like I said, so you have only a small amount of binder between the stones. Due to weathering, due to U.V. light, due to oxidation, this binder, this bitumen,
Video examples
How city mayors are...
i think there was a national uh candidate that was um you know somebody talked to at the grocery store and had some words with we said oh that's our typical trip to the grocery store we get to milk go get milk for our spouses we probably have five conversations about you know the potholes on the streets the
Video examples
Are we living in a...
But we might be able to search for them by using certain subatomic particles as probes. The basic principle is the smaller something is, the more sensitive it will be to disruption— think of hitting a pothole on a skateboard versus in a truck. Any unit in space-time would be so small
Video examples
Is Our Path in Life Set...
absolutely we don't think of astrology chart as predestined that it's your only fate that's carved in stone we see a life map just like we say life is a journey and gone any journey you need to have a map there's gonna be dead ends there's gonna be multiple potholes if you know where
Video examples
Matthew Mazzotta:...
For me, public space is political. I work with communities around the world, and as we know, every community has problems. Some of these problems are solved through the ballot box or city hall meetings or community efforts, like bike lanes and potholes and school budgets.
Video examples
Grand Canyon Adventure:...
So we depended on very thin, very unpredictable potholes of rainwater. - See how deep it is. - It's pretty nice. And we have two syringes with us this time. That's like a swimming pool. - Just don't fall in there
Video examples
The Secret to Mastering...
Life is the story you tell yourself. But there's something that research hasn't much answered. What happens when we misplace the plot of that story, when we get sidetracked by a pitfall, a pothole, a pandemic?
Video examples
My descent into...
end up going down such a dark path? One potholes. That's right. Potholes. I had a lot of potholes when I was kid. We all had them -- you know, the things in life that we hit
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 312 PIPE...
these cats so the potholes they are getting very deep
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Michael Nutter
American Politician
Mayors could never get away with the kind of nonsense that goes on in Washington. In our world, you either picked up the trash or you didn't. You either moved an abandoned car or you didn't. You either filled a pothole or you didn't. That's what we do every day. And we know how to get this stuff done.
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Steven Squyres
American Scientist
It's not going to fill in the potholes. It's not going to put a roof over people's heads. What it does is it helps to address really fundamental questions of who we are, where we came from, by which I mean we can learn how life came about.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
Oh, I would love to be a motivational speaker. I have pulled myself out of a million potholes, and I can see the potholes ahead of me. That doesn't mean that I could always do that so perfectly for my own life. I totally fall in potholes.
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Ainsley Earhardt
American Journalist
When I got the job with Fox, I said 'God, are you sure?' I know nothing about politics; I've been covering car accidents and street closures and the pothole patrol in my hometown.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
I would not vote for the mayor. It's not just because he didn't invite me to dinner, but because on my way into town from the airport there were such enormous potholes.
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John Hickenlooper
American Politician
Voters are tired of us kicking the can down the road, because they know it's going to land in a pothole.
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Ian Ziering
American Actor
You have to be careful of social climbers. There are a lot of potholes out there.
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Frances Arnold
American Scientist
I learned how to navigate the world, and life's potholes, in Pittsburgh.
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Tom Wilson
American Cartoonist
Mondays are the potholes in the road of life.
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Randy Newman
American Comedian
Thank God for the potholes on memory lane.
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Michael Nutter
American Politician
Mayors could never get away with the kind of nonsense that goes on in Washington. In our world, you either picked up the trash or you didn't. You either moved an abandoned car or you didn't. You either filled a pothole or you didn't. That's what we do every day. And we know how to get this stuff done.
Quote examples
Steven Squyres
American Scientist
It's not going to fill in the potholes. It's not going to put a roof over people's heads. What it does is it helps to address really fundamental questions of who we are, where we came from, by which I mean we can learn how life came about.
Quote examples
Drew Barrymore
American Actress
Oh, I would love to be a motivational speaker. I have pulled myself out of a million potholes, and I can see the potholes ahead of me. That doesn't mean that I could always do that so perfectly for my own life. I totally fall in potholes.
Quote examples
Ainsley Earhardt
American Journalist
When I got the job with Fox, I said 'God, are you sure?' I know nothing about politics; I've been covering car accidents and street closures and the pothole patrol in my hometown.
Quote examples
Fidel Castro
Statesman
I would not vote for the mayor. It's not just because he didn't invite me to dinner, but because on my way into town from the airport there were such enormous potholes.
Quote examples
John Hickenlooper
American Politician
Voters are tired of us kicking the can down the road, because they know it's going to land in a pothole.
Quote examples
Ian Ziering
American Actor
You have to be careful of social climbers. There are a lot of potholes out there.
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Frances Arnold
American Scientist
I learned how to navigate the world, and life's potholes, in Pittsburgh.
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Tom Wilson
American Cartoonist
Mondays are the potholes in the road of life.
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Randy Newman
American Comedian
Thank God for the potholes on memory lane.
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