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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pit1 /pɪt/USA pronunciation n., v., pit•ted, pit•ting. n. [countable] - a hole or cavity in the ground.
- a hidden hole in the ground, serving as a trap.
- Mining
- a large, deep hole in the ground made for looking for or removing a mineral deposit, as coal or gas;
a shaft. - the mine itself.
- Slang Terms the pits, [be + ~]an extremely unpleasant or depressing place, condition, etc.:Living there was the pits.
- a hollow, hole, or depression in a surface or body:a road with bumps and pits all through it.
- Pathologya small depressed scar on the skin;
pockmark:a small line of pits on her forehead. - a closed-off area for staging fights, esp. between dogs or cocks.
- Businessa part of the floor of a stock exchange where trading takes place.
- Sportan area at the side of a car racing track, used for servicing and refueling the cars.
v. [~ + object] - to mark or indent with pits;
to scar with pockmarks. - to set (two opponents) in combat:The candidates were pitted against each other.
pit2 /pɪt/USA pronunciation n., v., pit•ted, pit•ting. n. [countable] - Botany, Dialect Termsthe stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.
v. [~ + object] - Dialect Termsto remove the pit from (a fruit).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pit1 (pit),USA pronunciation n., v., pit•ted, pit•ting. n. - a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:pits caused by erosion; clay pits.
- a covered or concealed excavation in the ground, serving as a trap.
- Mining
- an excavation made in exploring for or removing a mineral deposit, as by open-cut methods.
- the shaft of a coal mine.
- the mine itself.
- the abode of evil spirits and lost souls;
hell:an evil inspiration from the pit. - Slang Terms the pits, an extremely unpleasant, boring, or depressing place, condition, person, etc.;
the absolute worst:When you're alone, Christmas is the pits. - a hollow or indentation in a surface:glass flawed by pits.
- Anatomya natural hollow or depression in the body:the pit of the back.
- Informal Terms pits, the armpits:up to my pits in work.
- Pathologya small, depressed scar, as one of those left on the skin after smallpox or chicken pox.
- an enclosure, usually below the level of the spectators, as for staging fights between dogs, cocks, or, formerly, bears.
- Business(in a commodity exchange) a part of the floor of the exchange where trading in a particular commodity takes place:the corn pit.
- Architecture, Show Business
- all that part of the main floor of a theater behind the musicians.
- British Termsthe main floor of a theater behind the stalls.
- orchestra (def. 2a).
- Building(in a hoistway) a space below the level of the lowest floor served.
- Sport[Auto Racing.]an area at the side of a track, for servicing and refueling the cars.
- Sport[Bowling.]the sunken area of a bowling alley behind the pins, for the placement or recovery of pins that have been knocked down.
- Sport[Track.]the area forward of the takeoff point in a jumping event, as the broad jump or pole vault, that is filled with sawdust or soft earth to lessen the force of the jumper's landing.
- Gamesthe area or room of a casino containing gambling tables.
v.t. - to mark or indent with pits or depressions:ground pitted by erosion.
- Pathologyto scar with pockmarks:His forehead was pitted by chicken pox.
- to place or bury in a pit, as for storage.
- to set in opposition or combat, as one against another.
- to put (animals) in a pit or enclosure for fighting.
v.i. - to become marked with pits or depressions.
- Anatomy(of body tissue) to retain temporarily a mark of pressure, as by a finger, instrument, etc.
- Latin puteus well, pit, shaft; (verb, verbal) derivative of the noun, nominal
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English; Old English pytt
- 21.See corresponding entry in Unabridged match, oppose.
pit2 (pit),USA pronunciation n., v., pit•ted, pit•ting. [Chiefly Northern U.S.]n. - Botany, Dialect Termsthe stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.
v.t. - Dialect Termsto remove the pit from (a fruit or fruits):to pit cherries for a pie.
- Dutch: kernel; cognate with pith
- 1835–45, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pit /pɪt/ n - a large, usually deep opening in the ground
- a mine or excavation with a shaft, esp for coal
- the shaft in a mine
- (as modifier): pit pony, pit prop
- a concealed danger or difficulty
- the pit ⇒ hell
- Also called: orchestra pit the area that is occupied by the orchestra in a theatre, located in front of the stage
- an enclosure for fighting animals or birds, esp gamecocks
- a small natural depression on the surface of a body, organ, structure, or part; fossa
- the floor of any natural bodily cavity: the pit of the stomach
- a small indented scar at the site of a former pustule; pockmark
- a working area at the side of a motor-racing track for servicing or refuelling vehicles
- a section on the floor of a commodity exchange devoted to a special line of trading
- the ground floor of the auditorium of a theatre
- another word for pitfall
vb (pits, pitting, pitted)- (transitive) often followed by against: to match in opposition, esp as antagonists
- to mark or become marked with pits
- (transitive) to place or bury in a pit
See also pitsEtymology: Old English pytt, from Latin puteus; compare Old French pet, Old High German pfuzzi pit /pɪt/ chiefly US Canadian n - the stone of a cherry, plum, etc
vb (pits, pitting, pitted)- (transitive) to extract the stone from (a fruit)
Etymology: 19th Century: from Dutch: kernel; compare pith |