1. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] a sizeable hole (usually in the ground).
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- pit (English)
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
2. pit
verb. ['ˈpɪt'] set into opposition or rivalry.
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- pit (English)
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
3. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on.
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- pit (English)
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
4. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] an enclosure in which animals are made to fight.
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- pit (English)
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
5. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it.
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- pit (English)
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
6. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed.
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- pit (English)
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
7. pit
verb. ['ˈpɪt'] mark with a scar.
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- pit (English)
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
8. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled.
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- pit (English)
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
9. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression).
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- pit (English)
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))