manhole

/ˈmænhəʊl/

noun 4

Collocations

ADJ.

injured, over

VERB + MANHOLE

cash, laugh, like, see, stole

MANHOLE + NOUN

explosion

PREP.

noun

A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.

The king had scarce ceased to writhe, When hate gave a terrible laugh, Like a manhole opened to Hell.

A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler, tank etc.

The anus of man, in a sexual context.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:manhole.

The vulva or vagina of a trans man.

The king had scarce ceased to writhe, When hate gave a terrible laugh, Like a manhole opened to Hell.

Wiktionary

For quotations using this term, see Citations:manhole.

Wiktionary

Tom was injured by a manhole cover explosion.

Tatoeba · #5252362

Someone stole the manhole cover.

Tatoeba · #9945628

Ziri hid the cash in a manhole.

Tatoeba · #10231590

That manhole cover weighs over 100 kilograms.

Tatoeba · #11275364

i Register

In some senses, manhole is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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