English dictionary
pit
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
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
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
noun
- a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
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
noun
- a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
verb
- remove the pits from
verb
- set into opposition or rivalry
verb
- mark with a scar
Example sentences
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