PIT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
   Synonym(s)
   • colliery (what does colliery mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • workplace (what does workplace mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
2. Meaning
   • lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
   Synonym(s)
   • orchestra pit (what does orchestra pit mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • area (what does area mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
   Synonym(s)
   • quarry (what does quarry mean?)
   • stone pit (what does stone pit mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a British term for `quarry” is `stone pit”
   Hypernyms(s) pit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • excavation (what does excavation mean?)
   • hole in the ground (what does hole in the ground mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • chalkpit (what does chalkpit mean?)
   • chalk pit (what does chalk pit mean?)
   • gravel pit (what does gravel pit mean?)
   • trou-de-loup (what does trou-de-loup mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • quarry (what does quarry mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a trap in the form of a concealed hole
   Synonym(s)
   • pitfall (what does pitfall mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • trap (what does trap mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
   Synonym(s)
   • cavity (what does cavity mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they dug a pit to bury the body
   Hypernyms(s) pit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hole (what does hole mean?)
   • hollow (what does hollow mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • barbecue pit (what does barbecue pit mean?)
   • borrow pit (what does borrow pit mean?)
   • divot (what does divot mean?)
   • fire pit (what does fire pit mean?)
   • quicksand (what does quicksand mean?)
   • sandpit (what does sandpit mean?)
   • sawpit (what does sawpit mean?)
   • tar pit (what does tar pit mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
   Synonym(s)
   • endocarp (what does endocarp mean?)
   • stone (what does stone mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking
   Hypernyms(s) pit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pericarp (what does pericarp mean?)
   • seed vessel (what does seed vessel mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • peach pit (what does peach pit mean?)
   • cherry stone (what does cherry stone mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pit (what does pit mean?)
   • stone (what does stone mean?)
   • pit (what does pit mean?)
   • stone (what does stone mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
   Synonym(s)
   • fossa (what does fossa mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • concave shape (what does concave shape mean?)
   • concavity (what does concavity mean?)
   • incurvation (what does incurvation mean?)
   • incurvature (what does incurvature mean?)
   • cavity (what does cavity mean?)
   • bodily cavity (what does bodily cavity mean?)
   • cavum (what does cavum mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • glenoid fossa (what does glenoid fossa mean?)
   • glenoid cavity (what does glenoid cavity mean?)
   • glenoid fossa (what does glenoid fossa mean?)
   • mandibular fossa (what does mandibular fossa mean?)
   • pit of the stomach (what does pit of the stomach mean?)
   • epigastric fossa (what does epigastric fossa mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • scar (what does scar mean?)
   • mark (what does mark mean?)
   • pock (what does pock mean?)
   • pit (what does pit mean?)

PIT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • remove the pits from
   Synonym(s)
   • stone (what does stone mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • pit plums and cherries
   Hypernyms(s) pit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • remove (what does remove mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • take away (what does take away mean?)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stone (what does stone mean?)
   • pit (what does pit mean?)
   • endocarp (what does endocarp mean?)
   • stone (what does stone mean?)
   • pit (what does pit mean?)
   • endocarp (what does endocarp mean?)
2. Meaning
   • set into opposition or rivalry
   Synonym(s)
   • match (what does match mean?)
   • oppose (what does oppose mean?)
   • play off (what does play off mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • let them match their best athletes against ours
   • pit a chess player against the Russian champion
   • He plays his two children off against each other
   Hypernyms(s) pit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • confront (what does confront mean?)
   • face (what does face mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • playoff (what does playoff mean?)
   • match (what does match mean?)
   • opposition (what does opposition mean?)
   • opponent (what does opponent mean?)
   • opposite (what does opposite mean?)
3. Meaning
   • mark with a scar
   Synonym(s)
   • mark (what does mark mean?)
   • pock (what does pock mean?)
   • scar (what does scar mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The skin disease scarred his face permanently
   Hypernyms(s) pit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • deface (what does deface mean?)
   • disfigure (what does disfigure mean?)
   • blemish (what does blemish mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pockmark (what does pockmark mean?)
   • cicatrize (what does cicatrize mean?)
   • cicatrise (what does cicatrise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pit (what does pit mean?)
   • fossa (what does fossa mean?)
   • pitting (what does pitting mean?)
   • roughness (what does roughness mean?)
   • indentation (what does indentation mean?)
   • pock (what does pock mean?)
   • scratch (what does scratch mean?)
   • scrape (what does scrape mean?)
   • scar (what does scar mean?)
   • mark (what does mark mean?)
   • scratch (what does scratch mean?)
   • scrape (what does scrape mean?)
   • scar (what does scar mean?)
   • mark (what does mark mean?)
   • scar (what does scar mean?)
   • cicatrix (what does cicatrix mean?)
   • cicatrice (what does cicatrice mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • incise (what does incise mean?)