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- pronunciation:
- pIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a comparatively wide and deep hole dug or existing in the ground.
a gravel pit- synonyms:
- cavity, excavation, hole
- similar words:
- abyss, chasm, chuckhole, crater, ditch, foxhole, hollow, pothole, quarry, trench
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| definition 2: |
such a hole disguised to serve as a trap for animals or people.
- synonyms:
- pitfall
- similar words:
- booby trap, snare, trap
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| definition 3: |
anything that seems attractive but that can lead to danger or distress.
Money is a pit for the greedy.- synonyms:
- pitfall
- similar words:
- bait, lure, temptation, trap
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| definition 4: |
a small, shallow depression in a surface, such as a pockmark.
pits in the silver- synonyms:
- mark
- similar words:
- blemish, dent, depression, dimple, hole, hollow, indentation, nick, pockmark, scar
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| definition 5: |
a concave or depressed part of the body, such as the armpit.
- synonyms:
- concavity
- similar words:
- alveolus, armpit, cavity, depression, hollow
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| definition 6: |
an exceptionally filthy, unpleasant place.
This restaurant is a pit.- synonyms:
- cesspool, pigsty, sty
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| definition 7: |
(pl.; slang) the worst, most disgusting, or the like (prec. by "the").
- synonyms:
- worst
- similar words:
- awful
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| definition 8: |
the often depressed area reserved for musicians in front of the stage in a theater; orchestra pit.
- similar words:
- orchestra
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| definition 9: |
an enclosure, often depressed, for keeping animals or staging fights between them.
a snake pita cock pit- similar words:
- bowl, bullring, cockpit, ring
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| definition 10: |
an area set aside for a specific purpose, such as commodity trading or refueling.
- similar words:
- area, arena
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| related words: |
grave, gulf, mine, wallow, well |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pits, pitting, pitted |
| definition 1: |
to cause to have indentations, depressions, or cavities.
- synonyms:
- dent, pock
- similar words:
- crater, dimple, gouge, indent, mark, notch, pockmark
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| definition 2: |
to place in opposition; encourage antagonism between.
The war pitted Japan against Russia.- synonyms:
- match, oppose
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| definition 3: |
to put, store, or conceal in a pit.
- similar words:
- bury, cache, hide, sink
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| related words: |
dent, excavate, fight, hole |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become marked with indentations, depressions, or cavities.
This surface pits easily.- similar words:
- chip, corrode, dent, erode, mark
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| related words: |
hole |
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