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Pit

noun

1.

A sizeable hole (usually in the ground). Synonym: cavity.

2.

A concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression). Synonym: 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. Synonyms: endocarp, stone.

4.

(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment. Synonyms: Hell, infernal region, Inferno, nether region, perdition. "A demon from the depths of the pit" , "Hell is paved with good intentions"

5.

An enclosure in which animals are made to fight.

6.

(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on.

7.

(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled.

8.

A trap in the form of a concealed hole. Synonym: pitfall.

9.

A surface excavation for extracting stone or slate. Synonyms: quarry, stone pit.

10.

Lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers. Synonym: orchestra pit.

11.

A workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it. Synonym: colliery.

verb

(past & past part. pitted; pres. part. pitting)

1.

Set into opposition or rivalry. Synonyms: match, oppose, play off. "Pit a chess player against the Russian champion" , "He plays his two children off against each other"

2.

Mark with a scar. Synonyms: mark, pock, scar.

3.

Remove the pits from. Synonym: stone.

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"Pit" Quotes from Famous Books

... Only the pit-pats of their footsteps wakened dull echoes through the vaulted cavern. Johnny could not help feeling that there were more than three men in this cave. In vain he strained his eyes to catch a glimpse of the walls to right and ...

— Panther Eye • Roy J. Snell

... been losing the debate rapidly, when the accident happened. One of the men, curiously examining Bassett's shot-gun, managed to cock and pull a trigger. The recoil of the butt into the pit of the man's stomach had not been the most sanguinary result, for the charge of shot, at a distance of a yard, had blown the head of one of the ...

— The Red One • Jack London

... struck into a half-made road across a warren. A cart-track led at right-angles to a gravel pit, beyond which the chimneys of a cottage rose amongst a clump of trees at the border of a thick wood. Tussocks of feathery grass covered the rough surface of the ground, and out of these the larks soared into the hate of sunshine. On the far horizon, over a countless succession ...

— Forsyte Saga • John Galsworthy

... active operation. A small quarter of the great slope of masonry facing the stage was roped off into an auditorium, in which the narrow level space between the foot-lights and the lowest step figured as the pit. Foot-lights are a figure of speech, for the performance was going on in the broad glow of the afternoon, with a delightful and apparently by no means misplaced confidence in the good-will of the spectators. What the piece was that was deemed ...

— Italian Hours • Henry James

... lad began to repent. He wept bitterly, but said it was not so much for the fear of death as the apprehension of his soul being thrown into the pit of destruction and eternal misery. However, by degrees, he recovered a little spirit, confessed all the enormities of his past life, and begged pardon of God, and of the persons whom he had injured. If we were to attempt ...

— Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences • Arthur L. Hayward

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