Meaning of 'pit' (Webster Dictionary)
- A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or
artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation
- The shaft of a coal mine; a coal 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.
- A vat sunk in the ground; as, a tan pit.
- Any abyss; especially, the grave, or hades.
- A covered deep hole for entrapping wild beasts; a pitfall;
hence, a trap; a snare. Also used figuratively.
- A depression or hollow in the surface of the human body
- The hollow place under the shoulder or arm; the axilla, or
armpit.
- See Pit of the stomach (below).
- The indentation or mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
- 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.
- An inclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals
are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
- The endocarp of a drupe, and its contained seed or seeds; a
stone; as, a peach pit; a cherry pit, etc.
- A depression or thin spot in the wall of a duct.
- To place or put into a pit or hole.
- To mark with little hollows, as by various pustules; as, a
face pitted by smallpox.
- To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a
contest; as, to pit one dog against another.
Meaning of 'pit' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
Example in sentence:- a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'
Meaning (2):
- (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
Example in sentence:- a demon from the depths of the pit;
- Hell is paved with good intentions;
- Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell
Meaning (3):
- a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
Example in sentence:- they dug a pit to bury the body
Meaning (4):
- the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
Example in sentence:- you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking
Meaning (5):
- set into opposition or rivalry
Example in sentence:- He plays his two children off against each other;
- let them match their best athletes against ours;
- pit a chess player against the Russian champion
Meaning (6):
- remove the pits from
Meaning (7):
- mark with a scar
Example in sentence:- The skin disease scarred his face permanently
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