pit
pit
pÉĒt
pit
/pˈÉĒt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "pit"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŦā§€āϜ, āφāρāϟāĻŋ

a small, hard seed or stone found inside certain fruits, such as peaches and cherries
pit definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He enjoyed cracking open the pits of the apricot and extracting the tasty kernel inside.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŦā§€āϜ āĻĢāĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧁ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āύ⧇āϞ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ, āĻ–āύāĻŋ

a large hole in the ground where stones, minerals, or other materials are removed
pit definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A deep pit was left behind after years of mining.
āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻ–āύāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ—āĻžāϧ, āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ

(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
pit definition and meaning
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āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ, āĻ–āĻžāĻĻ

a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
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āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ, āĻ•āϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻ–āύāĻŋ

a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
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āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ, āĻĢāĻžāρāĻĻ

a trap in the form of a concealed hole
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āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ, āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻž āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ

lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
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āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ, āĻĒāĻŋāϟ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻĒ

the area along the track where teams quickly service cars with refueling, tire changes, and adjustments during a race
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Mechanics rushed to fix an issue in the pit.
āĻŽā§‡āĻ•āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĒāĻŋāϟ-āĻ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŽā§‡āĻā§‡

(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
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āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ, āĻ…āĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ

an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
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āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ, āĻ–āĻžāĻĻ

a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
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āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ, āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻž

a designated area within a casino or other gambling establishment where various table games, such as blackjack, craps, and roulette, are located
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āĻŦā§€āϜ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—ā§‹āϟāĻž āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧋

to remove the pit or stone from a fruit
Transitive: to pit a fruit
to pit definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They spent the afternoon pitting the peaches for their summer jam.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ—ā§āϰ⧀āĻˇā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§€āϚ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦā§€āϜ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to create a competition or rivalry by setting two or more things or people against each other
Transitive: to pit a contestant against another | to pit two contestants
to pit definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Companies sometimes pit their products against each other to capture a larger market share.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ–āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĄā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to create a small hole or dent in the surface of something
Transitive: to pit a surface
to pit definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The children pitted the sand with their fingers as they played on the beach.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰāĻž āϏ⧈āĻ•āϤ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻ™ā§āϗ⧁āϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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