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pit
a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
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noun
a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
noun
lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
noun
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
“a British term for ‘quarry’ is ‘stone pit’”
noun
a trap in the form of a concealed hole
noun
(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
noun
(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
noun
an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
noun
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
“{'source': 'John Milton', 'text': "Hurl'd headlong … To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"}”
noun
a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
“they dug a pit to bury the body”
noun
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”
noun
a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
verb
remove the pits from
“pit plums and cherries”
verb
set into opposition or rivalry
“let them match their best athletes against ours”
verb
mark with a scar
“The skin disease scarred his face permanently”
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a British term for ‘quarry’ is ‘stone pit’
{'source': 'John Milton', 'text': "Hurl'd headlong … To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"}
a demon from the depths of the pit
{'source': 'Dr. Johnson', 'text': 'Hell is paved with good intentions'}
they dug a pit to bury the body
you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking
pit plums and cherries
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
The skin disease scarred his face permanently
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