Pit
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Pit
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1 n.
A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation
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2 n.
The shaft of a coal mine; a coal pit.
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3 n.
A large hole in the ground from which material is dug or quarried; as, a stone pit; a gravel pit; or in which material is made by burning; as, a lime pit; a charcoal pit.
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4 n.
A vat sunk in the ground; as, a tan pit.
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5 n.
Any abyss; especially, the grave, or hades.
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6 n.
A covered deep hole for entrapping wild beasts; a pitfall; hence, a trap; a snare. Also used figuratively.
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7 n.
A depression or hollow in the surface of the human body
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8 n.
The hollow place under the shoulder or arm; the axilla, or armpit.
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9 n.
See Pit of the stomach (below).
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10 n.
The indentation or mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
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11 n.
Formerly, that part of a theater, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theater.
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12 n.
An inclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
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13 n.
The endocarp of a drupe, and its contained seed or seeds; a stone; as, a peach pit; a cherry pit, etc.
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14 n.
A depression or thin spot in the wall of a duct.
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15 v. t.
To place or put into a pit or hole.
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16 v. t.
To mark with little hollows, as by various pustules; as, a face pitted by smallpox.
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17 v. t.
To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another.
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18 n.
A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation
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19 n.
The shaft of a coal mine; a coal pit.
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20 n.
A large hole in the ground from which material is dug or quarried; as, a stone pit; a gravel pit; or in which material is made by burning; as, a lime pit; a charcoal pit.
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21 n.
A vat sunk in the ground; as, a tan pit.
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22 n.
Any abyss; especially, the grave, or hades.
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23 n.
A covered deep hole for entrapping wild beasts; a pitfall; hence, a trap; a snare. Also used figuratively.
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24 n.
A depression or hollow in the surface of the human body
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25 n.
The hollow place under the shoulder or arm; the axilla, or armpit.
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26 n.
See Pit of the stomach (below).
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27 n.
The indentation or mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
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28 n.
Formerly, that part of a theater, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theater.
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29 n.
An inclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
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30 n.
The endocarp of a drupe, and its contained seed or seeds; a stone; as, a peach pit; a cherry pit, etc.
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31 n.
A depression or thin spot in the wall of a duct.
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32 v. t.
To place or put into a pit or hole.
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33 v. t.
To mark with little hollows, as by various pustules; as, a face pitted by smallpox.
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34 v. t.
To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another.