Meaning & Definition of Pit in English
Pit
noun
1. A sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- "They dug a pit to bury the body"
- pit,
- cavity
2. A concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
- pit,
- fossa
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"
- stone,
- pit,
- endocarp
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"- john milton
- "A demon from the depths of the pit"
- "Hell is paved with good intentions"-dr. johnson
- Hell,
- perdition,
- Inferno,
- infernal region,
- nether region,
- pit
5. An enclosure in which animals are made to fight
- pit
6. (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
- pit
7. (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
- pit
8. A trap in the form of a concealed hole
- pit,
- pitfall
9. A surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
- "A british term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
- pit,
- quarry,
- stone pit
10. Lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
- orchestra pit,
- pit
11. A workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
- colliery,
- pit
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"
- pit,
- oppose,
- match,
- play off
2. Mark with a scar
- "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
- scar,
- mark,
- pock,
- pit
3. Remove the pits from
- "Pit plums and cherries"
- pit,
- stone