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Pit has 21 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

"they dug a pit to bury the body"

2

a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

"The dentist pointed out a small pit on the child's tooth where decay had begun to form."

3

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"

4

(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment

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

"a demon from the depths of the pit"

"Hell is paved with good intentions"

5

an enclosure in which animals are made to fight

"The villagers gathered around the wooden pit where two roosters were forced to fight."

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6

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

"The junior trader spent his first week learning to navigate the bustling pit on the Chicago Board of Trade."

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7

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

"The driver slowed down as he approached the pit to receive fuel from the crew."

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8

a trap in the form of a concealed hole

"The old hunter set a pit along the game trail to catch unsuspecting deer."

9

a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

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

10

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

"The conductor raised his baton from the deep pit before the symphony began to play."

11

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

"The old pit was closed down last year when the company shifted to surface mining operations."

12

A hole in the ground.

"The PIT rate was increased in order to fund the new education program."

13

A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.

14

A pit bull terrier.

15

Initialism of personal income tax.

In plain English: A pit is a deep hole dug into the ground, often used for storing trash or garbage.

"He dropped an orange pit into his trash can after finishing the fruit."

Verb
1

set into opposition or rivalry

"let them match their best athletes against ours"

"pit a chess player against the Russian champion"

"He plays his two children off against each other"

2

mark with a scar

"The skin disease scarred his face permanently"

3

remove the pits from

"pit plums and cherries"

4

To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.

"She carefully pitted the cherries before adding them to the pie filling."

5

To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.

In plain English: To pit means to remove the hard seeds from fruit like peaches or cherries before eating them.

"We need to pit all these cherries before we make jam."

Usage: Use "pit" as a verb when removing the hard inner seed from fruits like peaches, plums, and apricots before eating them. This action is specific to drupes that contain a single large stone, distinguishing it from simply discarding small seeds found in berries or melons.

Proper Noun
1

Abbreviation of Pittsburgh.

"The team from Pit defeated their rivals in the championship game."

Example Sentences
"He dropped an orange pit into his trash can after finishing the fruit." noun
"He reached into his pocket and pulled out a juicy red pit from the apple he had just bitten." noun
"The old tree stood over a deep hole in the ground where they used to bury their waste for years." noun
"After eating too many apples, I felt like my stomach was full of small pits instead of food." noun
"We need to pit all these cherries before we make jam." verb
See Also
murder hole hole trench sump cesspit provenance mandelonitrile manzanilla
Related Terms
Antonyms
Heaven
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
hole concave shape cavity pericarp imaginary place enclosure area trap excavation workplace confront deface remove
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
trou-de-loup barbecue pit borrow pit divot fire pit quicksand sandpit sawpit tar pit glenoid fossa pit of the stomach peach pit cherry stone Gehenna hellfire cockpit chalkpit gravel pit pockmark cicatrize

Origin

The word "pit" comes from the Old English pytt, which was borrowed from the Latin puteus meaning "trench, pit, or well." Despite some phonetic irregularities in its transmission, this lineage traces back through Proto-West Germanic to its original Latin root.

Rhyming Words
spit pipit nepit sawpit unspit bespit tarpit tippit roopit tanpit sumpit bumpit armpit pulpit ashpit pushpit claypit snowpit shitpit outspit
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