Pit ¹

Definition: A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation

Pit ²

Definition: The shaft of a coal mine; a coal pit.

Pit ³

Definition: 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.

Pit ⁴

Definition: A vat sunk in the ground; as, a tan pit.

Pit ⁵

Definition: Any abyss; especially, the grave, or hades.

Pit ⁶

Definition: A covered deep hole for entrapping wild beasts; a pitfall; hence, a trap; a snare. Also used figuratively.

Pit ⁷

Definition: A depression or hollow in the surface of the human body

Pit ⁸

Definition: The hollow place under the shoulder or arm; the axilla, or armpit.

Pit ⁹

Definition: See Pit of the stomach (below).

Pit ¹⁰

Definition: The indentation or mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.

Pit ¹¹

Definition: 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.

Pit ¹²

Definition: An inclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.

Pit ¹³

Definition: The endocarp of a drupe, and its contained seed or seeds; a stone; as, a peach pit; a cherry pit, etc.

Pit ¹⁴

Definition: A depression or thin spot in the wall of a duct.

Pit ¹⁵

Definition: To place or put into a pit or hole.

Pit ¹⁶

Definition: To mark with little hollows, as by various pustules; as, a face pitted by smallpox.

Pit ¹⁷

Definition: To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another.

pit ¹⁸

Definition: a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

pit ¹⁹

Definition: lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers

pit ²⁰

Definition: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry'' is `stone pit''"

pit ²¹

Definition: a trap in the form of a concealed hole

pit ²²

Definition: a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"

pit ²³

Definition: the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking"

pit ²⁴

Definition: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

pit ²⁵

Definition: remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries"

pit ²⁶

Definition: set into opposition or rivalry; "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"

pit ²⁷

Definition: mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"