pit
pit
- n a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
they dug a pit to bury the body - n a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
- n the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
- n (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
a demon from the depths of the pit - n an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
- n (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
- n (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
- n a trap in the form of a concealed hole
- n a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit' - n lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
- n a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
- v set into opposition or rivalry
pit a chess player against the Russian champion - v mark with a scar
- v remove the pits from
pit plums and cherries
- Violence-prone owners are turning pit bulls into killers.
- A League of Nations Commissioner, Geoffrey George Knox, was busily flicking his whip last week into one of Europe's wildest dog-pits, that smoking little valley of coal on France .
- Short, stocky and muscular, the pit bullterrier has a reputation for viciousness, so much so that Adventurer-Author Jack London once characterized it as.