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   pit

   /pit/

   noun

   • 1. a large hole in the ground. Similar holeditchtrenchtroughhollowshaftmineshaftexcavationcavitypotholerutabysschasmgulfcrater
   • ▪ a large deep hole from which stones or minerals are dug: "a gravel pit"
   • ▪ a coal mine: "the recent protests over planned pit closures" Similar coal minecollieryquarryworkingsdiggings
   • ▪ a sunken area in a workshop floor allowing access to a car's underside.
   • ▪ a low or wretched psychological state: "spiraling downward into the pit of despair"
   • ▪ hell. literary
   • 2. a hollow or indentation in a surface. Similar pockmarkpockmarkhollowindentationdepressiondentdintconcavitydimple
   • ▪ a small indentation left on the skin after smallpox, acne, or other diseases; a pockmark. Similar pockmarkpockmarkhollowindentationdepressiondentdintconcavitydimple
   • 3. an area at the side of a track where race cars are serviced and refueled: "he had a flat tire when he came into the pits"
   • 4. an orchestra pit.
   • 5. a part of the floor of an exchange in which a particular stock or commodity is traded, typically by open outcry: "pooled commodity funds liquidated positions in the corn and soybean pits"
   • 6. an enclosure in which animals are made to fight: historical "a bear pit"

   verb

   • 1. set someone or something in conflict or competition with: "a chance to pit herself against him"
   • ▪ set an animal to fight against (another animal) for sport: historical "there were usually three dogs pitted against one lion"
   • 2. make a hollow or indentation in the surface of: "rain poured down, pitting the bare earth" Similar make holes inmake hollows inholedentindentdepressdintpothole
   • ▪ sink in or contract so as to form a pit or hollow.
   • 3. drive a race car into the pits for fuel or maintenance: "he pitted on lap 36 with sudden engine trouble"

   Word Origin Old Englishpytt, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch put and German Pfütze, based on Latin puteus ‘well, shaft’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PIT definition: 1. a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface: 2. a coal mine or an area of…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPIT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   PIT definition: 1. a large hole that has been dug in the ground 2. a large, hard seed that grows inside some types…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPIT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   PIT meaning: 1. a large hole that has been dug in the ground 2. a large, hard seed that grows inside some types…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPIT SOMEONE/SOMETHING AGAINST SOMEONE/SOMETHING - Cambridge...

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   PIT SOMEONE/SOMETHING AGAINST SOMEONE/SOMETHING definition: 1. to cause one person, group, or thing to fight against or be in competition with another: 2. to…. Learn more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › de › worterbuchPIT | Bedeutung im Cambridge Englisch Wörterbuch

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   pit Bedeutung, Definition pit: 1. a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface: 2. a coal mine or an area of….

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTHE PITS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the pits. idiom. Add to word list Add to word list. infml a very bad or unpleasant thing: When I first came to the college, this place was the pits, but it's improved a lot. (Definition of the pits from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-japanesePIT | translate English to Japanese - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PIT translate: （地面の）大きな穴, （果物や野菜の大きくて固い）種, 炭坑, 採掘場, 大（おお）きな穴（あな）, 種（たね）. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › zhs › 词典PIT在剑桥英语词典中的解释及翻译 - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PIT的意思、解释及翻译：1. a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface: 2. a coal mine or an area of…。了解更多。

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioPIT | traducir al español - Cambridge Dictionary

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    traducir PIT: hoyo, mina, cantera, pocilga, hueso, desheusar, hoyo [masculine, singular], fosa [feminine…. Más información en el diccionario inglés-español.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › essential-british-englishMeaning of pit in Essential English Dictionary - Cambridge...

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    pit definition: 1. a large hole that has been dug in the ground 2. a large, hard seed that grows inside some types…. Learn more.