How Potholes Form. Rainwater sinks through cracks in old or weakened asphalt. The water is soaked up by the mixture of rock, gravel, and sand that supports the road. Vehicles passing over the road force water through the soggy roadbed, eventually eroding parts of it.
disassemble The verb disassemble means to take something apart. It's one thing to disassemble a computer; it's a whole other thing to put it back together again.
disâ¢arm. 1. to deprive of a weapon or weapons. 2. to remove the actuating device from: to disarm a bomb. 3. to deprive of the means of attack or defense: The lack of logic disarmed his argument. 4. to win the affection or approval of. 5. to lay down one's weapons.