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pit 1
(pĭt)n.
1. A natural or artificial hole or cavity in the ground.
2.
a. An excavation for the removal of mineral deposits; a mine.
b. The shaft of a mine.
3. A concealed hole in the ground used as a trap; a pitfall.
4. A small indentation in a surface: pits in a windshield.
5.
a. A natural hollow or depression in the body or an organ.
b. A small indented scar left in the skin by smallpox or other eruptive disease; a pockmark.
c. Zoology Either of a pair of depressions between the nostril and the eye of a pit viper that contain heat-sensing organs.
d. Botany A cavity in the wall of a plant cell where there is no secondary wall, as in fibers, tracheids, and vessel elements.
e. Informal An armpit.
6. An enclosed, usually sunken area in which animals, such as dogs or gamecocks, are placed for fighting.
7.
a. The section directly in front of and below the stage of a theater, in which the musicians sit.
b. Chiefly British The ground floor of a theater behind the stalls.
8.
a. The section of an exchange where trading in a specific commodity is carried on.
b. The gambling area of a casino.
9.
a. A sunken area in a garage floor from which mechanics may work on cars.
b. often pits Sports An area beside an auto racecourse where cars may be refueled or serviced during a race: pulled into the pits to have the tires rotated.
10.
a. Hell. Used with the.
b. A miserable or depressing place or situation.
c. pits Slang The worst. Used with the: "New York politics are the pits" (Washington Star).
11. Football The middle areas of the defensive and offensive lines.
v. pit·ted, pit·ting, pits
v.tr.
1. To mark with cavities, depressions, or scars: a surface pitted with craters.
2. To set in direct opposition or competition: a war that pitted brother against brother.
3. To place, bury, or store in a pit.
v.intr.
1. To become marked with pits.
2. To retain an impression after being indented. Used of the skin.
3. To stop at a refueling area during an auto race.
[Middle English, from Old English pytt, ultimately from Latin puteus, well; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]
pit 2
(pĭt)n.
The single central kernel or stone of certain fruits, such as a peach or cherry.
tr.v. pit·ted, pit·ting, pits
To extract the pit from (a fruit).
[Dutch, from Middle Dutch.]
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pit
(pɪt)n
1. a large, usually deep opening in the ground
2. (Mining & Quarrying)
a. a mine or excavation with a shaft, esp for coal
b. the shaft in a mine
c. (as modifier): pit pony; pit prop.
3. a concealed danger or difficulty
4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the pit hell
5. (Theatre) Also called: orchestra pit the area that is occupied by the orchestra in a theatre, located in front of the stage
6. (General Sporting Terms) an enclosure for fighting animals or birds, esp gamecocks
7. (Anatomy) anatomy
a. a small natural depression on the surface of a body, organ, structure, or part; fossa
b. the floor of any natural bodily cavity: the pit of the stomach.
8. (Pathology) pathol a small indented scar at the site of a former pustule; pockmark
9. (Botany) any of various small areas in a plant cell wall that remain unthickened when the rest of the cell becomes lignified, esp the vascular tissue
10. (Motor Racing) a working area at the side of a motor-racing track for servicing or refuelling vehicles
11. (Stock Exchange) a section on the floor of a commodity exchange devoted to a special line of trading
12. (Card Games) a rowdy card game in which players bid for commodities
13. (Athletics (Track & Field)) an area of sand or other soft material at the end of a long-jump approach, behind the bar of a pole vault, etc, on which an athlete may land safely
14. (Theatre) the ground floor of the auditorium of a theatre
16. (Hunting) another word for pitfall2
vb, pits, pitting or pitted
17. (often foll by: against) to match in opposition, esp as antagonists
18. (Pathology) to mark or become marked with pits
19. (tr) to place or bury in a pit
[Old English pytt, from Latin puteus; compare Old French pet, Old High German pfuzzi]
pit
(pɪt)n
(Plants) the stone of a cherry, plum, etc
vb, pits, pitting or pitted
(Cookery) (tr) to extract the stone from (a fruit)
[C19: from Dutch: kernel; compare pith]
pit
(pɪt)vb
a Scot word for put
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pit1
(pɪt)n., v. pit•ted, pit•ting. n.
1. a hole or cavity in the ground.
2. a covered or concealed excavation in the ground, serving as a trap.
3.
a. an excavation made in exploring for or removing a mineral deposit, as by open-cut methods.
b. the shaft of a coal mine.
c. the mine itself.
4. the abode of evil spirits and lost souls; hell.
5. the pits, Slang. an extremely unpleasant or depressing place, condition, etc.
6. a hollow or indentation in a surface.
7. a natural hollow or depression in the body: the pit of the back; hit in the pit of his stomach.
8. pockmark.
9. an enclosure for staging fights, esp. between dogs or cocks.
10. a place where slam dances are performed.
11. a part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity takes place.
12.
a. all that part of the main floor of a theater behind the musicians.
13. an area at the side of a racing track, for servicing and refueling the cars.
v.t. 14. to mark or indent with pits or depressions.
15. to scar with pockmarks.
16. to place or bury in a pit, as for storage.
17. to set in opposition or combat, as one against another.
18. to put (animals) in a pit for fighting.
v.i. 19. to become marked with pits or depressions.
20. (of body tissue) to retain temporarily a mark of pressure, as by a finger.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English pytt < Latin puteus well, pit]
pit2
(pɪt)n., v. pit•ted, pit•ting. n.
1. the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.
v.t. 2. to remove the pit from (a fruit).
[1835–45, Amer.; < Dutch: kernel; c. pith]
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pit
(pĭt) The hard, central part of certain fruits, such as a peach or cherry, usually containing a single seed; a stone.
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pit
Past participle: pitted
Gerund: pitting
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pit
The seating area on the lower level of the auditorium (now more frequently called the stalls). An orchestra pit is a lowered area in front of a proscenium for musicians.
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| Noun | 1. |  pit - a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"trou-de-loup - a sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy barbecue pit - a pit where wood or charcoal is burned to make a bed of hot coals suitable for barbecuing meat borrow pit - a pit created to provide earth that can be used as fill at another site divot - (golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke; "it was a good drive but the ball ended up in a divot" fire pit - a pit whose floor is incandescent lava; "the fire pit of the crater" quicksand - a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down sandpit - a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug sawpit - a pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawed by two men with a long two-handed saw tar pit - a natural accumulation of bitumens at the surface of the earth; often acts as a trap for animals whose bones are thus preserved |
| 2. |  pit - a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa - the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa - a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible epigastric fossa, pit of the stomach - a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus) | |
| 3. | pit - 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" pericarp, seed vessel - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary peach pit - the stone seed of a peach cherry stone - the stone seed of a cherry | |
| 4. |  pit - (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. Johnsonfictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings hellfire, red region - a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior | |
| 5. | pit - an enclosure in which animals are made to fight cockpit - a pit for cockfights enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose | |
| 6. | pit - (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" commodities exchange, commodities market, commodity exchange - an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery | |
| 7. | pit - (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled auto racing, car racing - the sport of racing automobiles area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" | |
| 8. | pit - a trap in the form of a concealed hole trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned | |
| 9. |  pit - a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating gravel pit - a quarry for gravel | |
| 10. |  pit - lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performersarea - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" | |
| 11. |  pit - a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with itmine - excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted | |
| Verb | 1. |  pit - 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. |  pit - mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"blemish, deface, disfigure - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" pockmark - mark with or as if with pockmarks; "Her face was pockmarked by the disease" | |
| 3. | pit - remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries" |
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pit
noun
2. hole, gulf, depression, hollow, trench, crater, trough, cavity, abyss, chasm, excavation, pothole He lost his footing and began to slide into the pit.
3. pockmark, depression, hollow, dent, indentation, dimple He could see shallow pits in her skin.
verb
pit something or someone against something or someone set against, oppose, match against, measure against, put in competition with, put in opposition to You will be pitted against people as good as you are.
the pits
1. terrible, the worst, awful, dreadful, unspeakable, grotty (Brit. informal), the lowest of the low, extremely bad This place is the pits!
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pit 1
noun1. An area sunk below its surroundings:
pit 2
nounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
حُفْرَة مَنْجَم المعادِنحُفْرَه، هُوَّهنَواةيَتَبارىيَنْزَع النَّواة
peckajámaodpeckovatpostavitšachta
=-minedepothulminepit
kivikuoppasiemenvarikko
gödörverem
lubang
ávaxtasteinnetjagryfjanámataka stein/kjarna úr ávexti
bedreizņemt kauliņukarjerskauliņšraktuves
groapă
jamakoščicarudnik
pit
1 [pɪt]A. N
1. (= hole in ground) → hoyo m, foso m; (as grave) → fosa f; (as trap) → trampa f (fig) → abismo m
he felt himself in a pit of despair → se hallaba sumido en un abismo de desesperación
the pit (= hell) → el infierno
the pit of hell → lo más profundo del infierno
the pit of one's stomach → la boca del estómago
see also bear 1
see also clay, gravel, snake
he felt himself in a pit of despair → se hallaba sumido en un abismo de desesperación
the pit (= hell) → el infierno
the pit of hell → lo más profundo del infierno
the pit of one's stomach → la boca del estómago
see also bear 1
see also clay, gravel, snake
2. (Min) → mina f (de carbón); (= quarry) → cantera f
to go down the pit(s) (lit) → bajar a la mina; (= start work there) → ir a trabajar a la mina
to go down the pit(s) (lit) → bajar a la mina; (= start work there) → ir a trabajar a la mina
3. (Aut) (also inspection pit) → foso m de reparación
B. VT
C. CPD pit bull (terrier) N → pit bull terrier m, bull terrier m de pelea
pit closure N → cierre m de pozos (mineros)
pit lane N (Motor racing) → recta f de boxes
pit pony N poney usado antiguamente en las minas
pit stop N (Motor racing) → entrada f en boxes (on journey) → parada f en ruta
to make a pit stop (Motor racing) → entrar en boxes (on journey) → hacer una parada
pit worker N → minero/a m/f
pit closure N → cierre m de pozos (mineros)
pit lane N (Motor racing) → recta f de boxes
pit pony N poney usado antiguamente en las minas
pit stop N (Motor racing) → entrada f en boxes (on journey) → parada f en ruta
to make a pit stop (Motor racing) → entrar en boxes (on journey) → hacer una parada
pit worker N → minero/a m/f
pit against VT + PREP → enfrentar con
the war pitted American against American → la guerra enfrentó a americanos con americanos
salesmen are pitted against each other → a los vendedores se los enfrenta
he was pitting himself against the authorities → se estaba enfrentando a las autoridades
to pit one's strength against sb → medir sus fuerzas con algn
to pit one's wits against sb → poner a prueba su inteligencia frente a algn
here is your chance to pit your wits against the experts → es tu oportunidad de poner a prueba tu inteligencia frente a los expertos
the war pitted American against American → la guerra enfrentó a americanos con americanos
salesmen are pitted against each other → a los vendedores se los enfrenta
he was pitting himself against the authorities → se estaba enfrentando a las autoridades
to pit one's strength against sb → medir sus fuerzas con algn
to pit one's wits against sb → poner a prueba su inteligencia frente a algn
here is your chance to pit your wits against the experts → es tu oportunidad de poner a prueba tu inteligencia frente a los expertos
pit
2 [pɪt] (US)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pit
[ˈpɪt] n
(= hole in the ground) → trou m, fosse f
They dug a pit to bury the bodies in → Ils ont creusé une fosse or un trou pour y enterrer les cadavres.
They dug a pit to bury the bodies in → Ils ont creusé une fosse or un trou pour y enterrer les cadavres.
(in road) → trou m
I'm trying to avoid all these pits in the road → J'essaie d'éviter tous ces trous sur la route.
I'm trying to avoid all these pits in the road → J'essaie d'éviter tous ces trous sur la route.
(also orchestra pit) → fosse f
(US) (= fruit stone) → noyau m
npl
the pits (in motor racing) → les stands mpl
to be the pits → être nul
to pit sb against sb → opposer qn à qn
to pit o.s. against → se mesurer à
to pit one's wits against sb → se mesurer à qn
to be pitted against → être opposé à
pit against
vt septo pit sb against sb → opposer qn à qn
to pit o.s. against → se mesurer à
to pit one's wits against sb → se mesurer à qn
to be pitted against → être opposé à
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pit
:pit pony
n → Grubenpony nt
pit prop
n → Grubenstempel m
pit
1n
(= hole) → Grube f; (Brit: = coal mine) → Zeche f, → Grube f; (= quarry) → Steinbruch m; (= trap) → Fallgrube f; (in zoo etc) → Grube f; (for cock-fighting) → (Kampf)arena f; (of stomach) → Magengrube f; to have a sinking feeling in the pit of one’s stomach → ein ungutes Gefühl in der Magengegend haben; it makes me feel sick to the pit of my stomach → da kommt mir die Galle hoch; to go down the pit → Bergmann or Bergarbeiter werden; he works down the pit(s) → er arbeitet unter Tage; the pit (= hell) → die Hölle ? bottomless
(Aut, in garage) → Grube f; (Sport) (for long jump) → Sprunggrube f; (for high jump) → Sprunghügel m; the pits (Motor Racing) → die Box; to make a pit stop → einen Boxenstopp machen
(Theat) (Brit: usu pl: for audience) → Parkett nt; (= orchestra pit) → Orchestergraben m → or -versenkung f → or -raum m
(US St Ex) → Börsensaal m
(inf: = bed) → Falle f (inf)
vt
the surface of the moon is pitted with small craters → die Mondoberfläche ist mit kleinen Kratern übersät; where the meteorites have pitted the surface → wo die Meteoriten Einschläge hinterlassen haben; his face was pitted with smallpox scars → sein Gesicht war voller Pockennarben; the underside of the car was pitted with rust holes → die Unterseite des Wagens war mit Rostlöchern übersät; a pitted road surface → eine mit Schlaglöchern übersäte Fahrbahn
to pit one’s strength/wits against somebody/something → seine Kraft/seinen Verstand an jdm/etw messen; to pit oneself against somebody → den Kampf gegen jdn aufnehmen; in the next round A is pitted against B → in der nächsten Runde stehen sich A und B gegenüber; they are clearly pitting their new model against ours → mit ihrem neuen Modell nehmen sie offensichtlich den Kampf gegen uns auf
pit
2 (US)n → Stein m
vt → entsteinen
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pit
1 [pɪt]1. n
a. (hole in ground) → buca, fossa; (on moon) → cratere m; (coalmine) → miniera di carbone; (quarry) → cava; (to trap animals) → buca
in the pit of one's stomach → alla bocca dello stomaco
he works down the pit → lavora in miniera
in the pit of one's stomach → alla bocca dello stomaco
he works down the pit → lavora in miniera
c. (Brit) (Theatre) → platea
2. vt
pit
2 [pɪt] n (in fruit) → nocciolo, seme mCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pit1
(pit) noun1. a large hole in the ground. The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.
2. a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine. a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.
3. a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars. The leading car has gone into the pit(s).
verb – past tense, past participle ˈpitted – (with against) to set (a person or thing) against another in a fight, competition etc. He was pitted against a much stronger man.
ˈpitfall noun a possible danger. She has managed to avoid most of the pitfalls of life.
pit2
(pit) noun the hard stone of a peach, cherry etc.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈpitted – to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry etc).
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pit
n. hueco, hoyo; [seed] semilla de frutas.
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