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Definition of 'pit'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) pit
a hole or cavity in the ground.

2.  pit
a covered or concealed excavation in the ground, serving as a trap.

3.  pit
an excavation made in exploring for or removing a mineral deposit, as by open-cut methods.

4.  pit
the shaft of a coal mine.

5.  pit
the mine itself.

6.  pit
the abode of evil spirits and lost souls; hell.

7.  pit
Slang. an extremely unpleasant or depressing place, condition, etc.

8.  pit
a hollow or indentation in a surface.

9.  pit
a natural hollow or depression in the body:
the pit of the back; hit in the pit of his stomach.

10.  pit
an enclosure for staging fights, esp. between dogs or cocks.

11.  pit
a place where slam dances are performed.

12.  pit
a part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity takes place.

13.  pit
all that part of the main floor of a theater behind the musicians.

14.  pit
an area at the side of a racing track, for servicing and refueling the cars.

15. (v.t.) pit
to mark or indent with pits or depressions.

16.  pit
to scar with pockmarks.

17.  pit
to place or bury in a pit, as for storage.

18.  pit
to set in opposition or combat, as one against another.

19.  pit
to put (animals) in a pit for fighting.

20. (v.i.) pit
to become marked with pits or depressions.

21.  pit
(of body tissue) to retain temporarily a mark of pressure, as by a finger.

22. (n.) pit
the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.

23. (v.t.) pit
to remove the pit from (a fruit).

Etymology: (1835–45, Amer.; < D: kernel; c. pith)

Definition of 'pit'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) pit, cavity
a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
"they dug a pit to bury the body"

2. (noun) pit, fossa
a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

3. (noun) stone, pit, endocarp
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"

4. (noun) Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, 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

5. (noun) pit
an enclosure in which animals are made to fight

6. (noun) pit
(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on

7. (noun) pit
(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled

8. (noun) pit, pitfall
a trap in the form of a concealed hole

9. (noun) pit, quarry, stone pit
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
"a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"

10. (noun) orchestra pit, pit
lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers

11. (verb) colliery, pit
a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

12. (verb) pit, oppose, match, play off
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"

13. (verb) scar, mark, pock, pit
mark with a scar
"The skin disease scarred his face permanently"

14. (verb) pit, stone
remove the pits from
"pit plums and cherries"

Definition of 'pit'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) pit
a deep hole in the ground
a huge pit into which the garbage was thrown

2. pit
a large single hard seed of some fruits
a peach pit

Definition of 'pit'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) pit
a large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation

2. (noun) pit
the shaft of a coal mine; a coal pit

3. (noun) pit
a large hole in the ground from which material is dug or quarried; as, a stone pit; a gravel pit; or in which material is made by burning; as, a lime pit; a charcoal pit

4. (noun) pit
a vat sunk in the ground; as, a tan pit

5. (noun) pit
any abyss; especially, the grave, or hades

6. (noun) pit
a covered deep hole for entrapping wild beasts; a pitfall; hence, a trap; a snare. Also used figuratively

7. (noun) pit
a depression or hollow in the surface of the human body

8. (noun) pit
the hollow place under the shoulder or arm; the axilla, or armpit

9. (noun) pit
see Pit of the stomach (below)

10. (noun) pit
the indentation or mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox

11. (noun) pit
formerly, that part of a theater, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theater

12. (noun) pit
an inclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats

13. (noun) pit
the endocarp of a drupe, and its contained seed or seeds; a stone; as, a peach pit; a cherry pit, etc

14. (noun) pit
a depression or thin spot in the wall of a duct

15. (verb) pit
to place or put into a pit or hole

16. (verb) pit
to mark with little hollows, as by various pustules; as, a face pitted by smallpox

17. (verb) pit
to introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another

Translation of 'pit'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a large hole in the ground The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.
Afrikaans: gat	Arabic: حُفْرَه، هُوَّه	Bulgarian: яма
Brazilian: buraco	Czech: jáma	German: die Grube
Danish: hul	Greek: σκάμμα	Spanish: hoyo, foso, fosa
Estonian: auk, koobas	Farsi: گودال	Finnish: kuoppa
French: fosse	Hebrew: בּוֹר	Hindi: गहरा गढ्ढा
Croatian: udubina	Hungarian: gödör	Indonesian: lubang
Icelandic: gryfja	Italian: buca, fossa	Japanese: 穴
Korean: 구덩이	Lithuanian: duobė	Latvian: bedre
Malay: lubang	Dutch: kuil	Norwegian: grop, sjakt, grav
Polish: dół	Persian: گودال	Pashto: کندو
Portuguese: buraco	Romanian: groapă	Russian: яма
Slovak: jama	Slovenian: jama	Serbian: jama
Swedish: grop, hål	Thai: หลุม	Turkish: çukur
Taiwanese: 坑	Ukrainian: яма	Urdu: گڑھا
Vietnamese: hố	Chinese: 坑
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