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Pit
pɪt
- a large hole in the ground
- a large deep hole from which stones or minerals are quarried
"a gravel pit"
- a coal mine
"the recent protests over planned pit closures"
- a sunken area in a workshop floor allowing access to a car's underside
- a low or wretched psychological state
"a black pit of depression"
- hell
- a hollow or indentation in a surface
- a small indentation left on the skin by a pustule or spot; a pockmark
- an area at the side of a track where racing cars are serviced and refuelled
"he had a flat tyre when he came into the pits"
- an orchestra pit
- the seating at the back of the stalls of a theatre
- a part of the floor of a stock exchange in which a particular stock or commodity is traded
"pooled commodity funds liquidated positions in the corn and soybean pits"
- an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
"a bear pit"
- a person's bed
- a person's armpit
- set someone or something in conflict or competition with
"you'll get the chance to pit your wits against the world champions"
set against match against put in opposition to put in competition with measure against- set an animal to fight against (another animal) for sport
"there were usually three dogs pitted against one lion"
- make a hollow or indentation in the surface of
"rain poured down, pitting the bare earth"
- sink in or contract so as to form a pit or hollow
- drive a racing car into the pits for fuel or maintenance
"he pitted on lap 36 with sudden engine trouble"