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| pit [ pit ] |
noun (plural pits) |
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1. big hole in ground: a large hole in the ground
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2. hole in ground for mining: a deep hole in the ground that gives access to a mining resource, especially coal
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3. mineshaft: a shaft that gives access to a mine
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4. blemish: a blemish or indentation on a surface, especially a small circular scar left by a disease such as chickenpox
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5. lowest part: the very bottom of something
  in the pit of my stomach
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6. area containing particular substance: an area filled with a particular material or substance
a tar pit
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7. sports arena for fighting: an arena that is cordoned off for bouts of fighting, especially illegal fighting between cocks or dogs
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8. motor sports servicing area for racing cars: an area, or section of an area, off the side of an auto racing track where vehicles can get fuel, fresh tires, and repairs
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often used in the plural
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9. automotive sunken area for examining cars: a sunken area, especially in a garage, where the undercarriages of cars and other motor vehicles can be inspected and repaired
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10. track and field sandy area where jumpers land: a soft sandy area where a long jumper, triple jumper, or pole vaulter can land safely
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11. anatomy natural hollow: a natural hollow, especially on the surface of a body part
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12. botany concave spot on plant wall: a tiny concavity or thin-walled area in the wall of a plant serving to help transport water and nutrients
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13. hunting
Same as pitfall (sense 2)
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14. gambling area in casino: the area in a casino where the gambling takes place
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15. stock exchange area on floor of exchange: the area of the floor of an exchange where commodities trading takes place
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16. christianity
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literary
)
Same as helln (sense 1)
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plural noun pits |
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worst possible thing, person, or place: the worst or most unpleasant thing, person, or place it is possible to find
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informal
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transitive verb (past and past participle pit·ted, present participle pit·ting, 3rd person present singular pits) |
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1. make somebody or something opponent: to set somebody or something up in opposition to somebody or something else
She was pitted against the three-time world champion.
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2. mark surface with small holes: to cause small holes or indentations to form in a surface
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3. bury somebody or something: to put somebody or something in a deep hole
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| [ Old English pytt, via Germanic < Latin puteus "pit, well"] |
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pit your wits against somebody to compete with somebody in an intellectual exercise
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