pit

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation

2. 2noun

   The shaft of a coal mine; a coal pit.

3. 3noun

   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.

4. 4noun

   A vat sunk in the ground; as, a tan pit.

5. 5noun

   Any abyss; especially, the grave, or hades.

6. 6noun

   A covered deep hole for entrapping wild beasts; a pitfall; hence, a trap; a snare. Also used figuratively.

7. 7noun

   A depression or hollow in the surface of the human body

8. 8noun

   The hollow place under the shoulder or arm; the axilla, or armpit.

9. 9noun

   See Pit of the stomach (below).

10. 10noun

    The indentation or mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.

11. 11noun

    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.

12. 12noun

    An inclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.

13. 13noun

    The endocarp of a drupe, and its contained seed or seeds; a stone; as, a peach pit; a cherry pit, etc.

14. 14noun

    A depression or thin spot in the wall of a duct.

15. 15transitive verb

    To place or put into a pit or hole.

16. 16transitive verb

    To mark with little hollows, as by various pustules; as, a face pitted by smallpox.

17. 17transitive verb

    To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another.

18. 18noun

    a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

    Synonyms

    colliery
19. 19noun

    lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers

20. 20noun

    a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

    "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"

    Synonyms

    quarry
21. 21noun

    a trap in the form of a concealed hole

    Synonyms

    pitfall
22. 22noun

    (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled

23. 23noun

    (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on

24. 24noun

    an enclosure in which animals are made to fight

25. 25noun

    (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment- John Milton-Dr. Johnson

    "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"

    "a demon from the depths of the pit"

    Synonyms

    hellinfernoperdition
26. 26noun

    a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

    "they dug a pit to bury the body"

    Synonyms

    cavity
27. 27noun

    the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed

    "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking"

    Synonyms

    endocarpstone
28. 28noun

    a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

    Synonyms

    fossa
29. 29verb

    remove the pits from

    "pit plums and cherries"

    Synonyms

    stone
30. 30verb

    set into opposition or rivalry

    "let them match their best athletes against ours"

    "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"

    Synonyms

    matchoppose
31. 31verb

    mark with a scar

    "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"

    Synonyms

    markpockscar