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pit¹ (p

1. A natural or artificial hole or cavity in the ground.

a. An excavation for the removal of mineral deposits; a mine.

b. The shaft of a mine.

3. A concealed hole in the ground used as a trap; a pitfall.

a. Hell.

b. A miserable or depressing place or situation.

c. pits Slang The worst. Used with the: "New York politics are the pits" Washington Star.

5. A small indentation in a surface: pits in a windshield.

a. A natural hollow or depression in the body or an organ.

b. A small indented scar left in the skin by smallpox or other eruptive disease; a pockmark.

c. Informal An armpit. Often used in the plural.

7. An enclosed, usually sunken area in which animals, such as dogs or gamecocks, are placed for fighting.

a. The section directly in front of and below the stage of a theater, in which the musicians sit.

b. Chiefly British The ground floor of a theater behind the stalls.

a. The section of an exchange where trading in a specific commodity is carried on.

b. The gambling area of a casino.

10.

a. A sunken area in a garage floor from which mechanics may work on cars.

b. Sports An area beside an auto racecourse where cars may be refueled or serviced during a race. Used with the. Often used in the plural.

11. Football The middle areas of the defensive and offensive lines.

12. Botany A cavity in the wall of a plant cell where there is no secondary wall, as in fibers, tracheids, and vessels.

v. pit·ted, pit·ting, pits

v.tr.

1. To mark with cavities, depressions, or scars: a surface pitted with craters.

2. To set in direct opposition or competition: a war that pitted brother against brother.

3. To place, bury, or store in a pit.

v.intr.

1. To become marked with pits.

2. To retain an impression after being indented. Used of the skin.

3. To stop at a refueling area during an auto race.

[Middle English, from Old English pytt, ultimately from Latin puteus, well; see pau-² in Indo-European roots.]

pit ¹

Noun

1. a large deep opening in the ground

2. a coal mine

3. Anat

a. a small natural depression on the surface of a body or organ

b. the floor of any natural bodily cavity: the pit of the stomach

4. Pathol a pockmark

5. a concealed danger or difficulty

6. an area at the side of a motor-racing track for servicing or refuelling vehicles

7. the pit hell

8. the area occupied by the orchestra in a theatre

9. an enclosure for fighting animals or birds

10. the back of the ground floor of a theatre

11. same as pitfall (sense 2)

Verb

[pitting, pitted]

1. (often foll. by against)to match in opposition, esp. as antagonists: sister pitted against sister

2. to mark with small dents or scars

3. to place or bury in a pit

4. pit one's wits against to compete against in a test or contest

See also pits [Old English pytt]

pit ² Chiefly US & Canad

Noun

the stone of various fruits

Verb

[pitting, pitted]

to remove the stone from (a fruit) [Dutch: kernel]

pit (p

The hard, inner layer (the endocarp) of certain drupes that are valued for their flesh, such as peaches, cherries, or olives. Not in scientific use.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	pit - a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body" cavity trou-de-loup - a sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy barbecue pit - a pit where wood or charcoal is burned to make a bed of hot coals suitable for barbecuing meat borrow pit - a pit created to provide earth that can be used as fill at another site divot - (golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke; "it was a good drive but the ball ended up in a divot" fire pit - a pit whose floor is incandescent lava; "the fire pit of the crater" hollow, hole - a depression hollowed out of solid matter quicksand - a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down sandpit - a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug sawpit - a pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawed by two men with a long two-handed saw tar pit - a natural accumulation of bitumens at the surface of the earth; often acts as a trap for animals whose bones are thus preserved
	2.	pit - a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) fossa glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa - the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa - a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible bodily cavity, cavum, cavity - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body epigastric fossa, pit of the stomach - a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus) concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward
	3.	pit - the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking" endocarp, stone pericarp, seed vessel - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary peach pit - the stone seed of a peach cherry stone - the stone seed of a cherry
	4.	pit - (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson infernal region, nether region, perdition, Inferno, Hell fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings Gehenna, Tartarus - a place where the wicked are punished after death hellfire, red region - a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
	5.	pit - an enclosure in which animals are made to fight cockpit - a pit for cockfights enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
	6.	pit - (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" commodities exchange, commodities market, commodity exchange - an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery
	7.	pit - (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled auto racing, car racing - the sport of racing automobiles area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
	8.	pit - a trap in the form of a concealed hole pitfall trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
	9.	pit - a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" stone pit, quarry chalk pit, chalkpit - a quarry for chalk excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating gravel pit - a quarry for gravel
	10.	pit - lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers orchestra pit area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" theater, theatre, house - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"
	11.	pit - a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it colliery coal mine, coalpit - a mine where coal is dug from the ground mine - excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted workplace, work - a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
Verb	1.	pit - set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other" play off, oppose, match confront, face - oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
	2.	pit - mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" pock, scar, mark nock, score, mark - make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it" blemish, deface, disfigure - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" pockmark - mark with or as if with pockmarks; "Her face was pockmarked by the disease" cicatrise, cicatrize - form a scar, after an injury; "the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon"
	3.	pit - remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries" stone remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

pit

noun 1. coal mine, mine, shaft, colliery, mine shaft

noun 2. hole, gulf, depression, hollow, trench, crater, trough, cavity, abyss, chasm, excavation, pothole

verb 3. scar, mark, hole, nick, notch, dent, gouge, indent, dint, pockmark

pit something or someone against something or someone set against, oppose, match against, measure against, put in competition with, put in opposition to

Translations

pit [pɪt] n → hoyo;

(also: coal pit) → mina;

(in garage) → foso de inspección;

(also: orchestra pit) → foso de la orquesta (= quarry); cantera

vt [chickenpox] → picar; [rust] → comer;

to pit A against B → oponer A a B;

pits npl (AUT) → box msg;

pitted with (chickenpox) → picado de

pit [pɪt] n → trou m, fosse f;

(also: coal pit) → puits m de mine;

(also: orchestra pit) → fosse d'orchestre;

(US) (= fruit stone); noyau m

vt to pit sb against sb → opposer qn à qn;

to pit o.s. or one's wits against → se mesurer à;

pits npl (in motor racing) → aire f de service

pit [pɪt] n → Grube f;

(in surface of road) → Schlagloch nt (= coal mine); Zeche f;

(also: orchestra pit) → Orchestergraben m

vt to pit one's wits against sb → seinen Verstand mit jdm messen;

the pits npl (Aut) → die Box;

to pit o.s. against sth → den Kampf gegen etw aufnehmen;

to pit sb against sb → jdn gegen jdn antreten lassen;

the pit of one's stomach → die Magengrube

pit [pɪt] n → buca, fossa;

(also: coal pit) → miniera;

(also: orchestra pit) → orchestra

vt to pit sb against sb → opporre qn a qn;

pits npl (AUT) → box m;

to pit o.s. against → opporsi a

pit¹

n pit [pit]

1 a large hole in the ground The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.gatحُفْرَه، هُوَّهямаjámahuldie Grubeσκάμμαhoyo, foso, fosaauk, koobasگودالkuoppafosseבּוֹרगहरा गढ्ढाudubinagödörlubanggryfjabuca, fossa穴구덩이duobėbedrelubangkuilgrop, sjakt, gravdółburacogroapăямаjamajamajamagrop, hålหลุมçukur坑ямаگڑھاhố坑

2 a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.mynحُفْرَة مَنْجَم المعادِنшахтаdůl, šachtamine; -minedie Grubeορυχείοmina, pozokaevandusدالان معدنkaivospuits, carrièreמִכרֶהगहरा गढ्ढाrudnikbányagalian(kola)námacava, miniera採掘坑갱(坑)šachta, kasyklašahta; karjers; raktuveslombongmijn, groeve(gruve)sjaktkopalniaminacarieră; mină; puţшахтаbaňa, šachtarudnikjamagruvhål, gruvschaktเหมือง... ocağı, kuyu礦坑，煤礦шахта, копальняکان، معدنhầm mỏ矿坑，煤矿

3 a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars The leading car has gone into the pit(s).kuipمَوْضِع تَقِف فيه السَّيّارات للتَّزّوُّد بالوَقودремонтен каналdepo, boxpit; depotdie Boxχώρος σέρβις δίπλα στην πίστα αυτοκινητοδρομιώνboxesremondi- ja tankimiskohtچالvarikkostand de ravitaillementנְקוּדַת עֲצִירָה בְּמַסלוּל מֵירוֹץदौड़ में हिस्सा लेने वाली कारों मी मरम्मत और ईंधन भराई की जगहjamabokszpitviðgerðasvæðibox整備所(자동차 경기장의) 피트 (수리 등을 하는 곳)autoremonto ir degalų papildymo punktasremontbedreruang perhentianpitgravboksstandзаправочно-ремонтный пунктdepo, boxbokskanaldepåบริเวณหยุดเติมน้ำมันหรือเปลี่ยนยางสำหรับรถแข่งในสนามแข่งikmal noktası, pit賽車時的中途修理、加油站піт-стопريس کي گاڑيوں کا پٹرول پمپtrạm tiếp tế cho xe đua赛车时的中途修理、加油站

v – past tense, past participle ˈpitted –

(with against) to set (a person or thing) against another in a fight, competition etc He was pitted against a much stronger man.teen mekaar opstelيَتَبارى. изправям един срещу другpostavit (proti)være op imodgegenüberstellenβάζω κπ. να αναμετρηθεί με κπ. άλλοoponer una persona a otra, poner a una persona contra otravastu seadmaبه جان هم انداختنopposer (à)לְהִתמוֹדֵד עִםप्रतियोगिता में किसी के खिलाफ खड़ा होनाpostaviti za protivnika,omjeriti se saszembeállít vkit vmivelmenghadapkanetja (gegn)mettere戦わせる맞붙게 하다, 대항시키다priversti kovoti su, nukreipti priešsarīdīt (pret kādu)beradu sst dgnals tegenstander opstellensette opp mot hverandrewystawiać do pojedynkuopor(-se) aa provocaвыставлятьpostaviť (proti)postaviti koga proti drugemusuprotstavitisätta upp motทำให้ต่อสู้กันkapıştırmak, boy ölçüştürmek使...與...相鬥протистоятиلڑاناđọ sức với ai使...与...相斗

n ˈpitfall

a possible danger She has managed to avoid most of the pitfalls of life.struikelblokمَزْلَق، خَطَر كامِنкапанléčkafaldgrubedie Fallgrubeπαγίδα, κίνδυνοςdificultad, escollopüünisخطر غیرمنتظرهsudenkuoppapiègeמִכשוֹלचोरगढ़ा, कूटावपातklopkacsapdajebakan(veiði)gryfja, dulinn hættatrappola, insidia落とし穴함정spąstailamatas; slazds; bīstama situācijakesulitan yg tdk didugavalkuilfallgruve, fellepułapkaarmadilhacapcanăопасностьpascapastopasnostfallgropหลุมพรางtuzak, beklenmedik tehlike陷井пастка; вовча ямаممکنہ خطراتcạm bẫy陷井

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