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   Pit

   /pit/

   

   noun

   • 1. a large hole in the ground. Similar holeditchtrenchtroughhollowshaftmineshaftexcavationcavitypotholerutabysschasmgulfcrater
   • ▪ a large deep hole from which stones or minerals are dug: "a gravel pit"
   • ▪ a coal mine: "the recent protests over planned pit closures" Similar coal minecollieryquarryworkingsdiggings
   • ▪ a sunken area in a workshop floor allowing access to a car's underside.
   • ▪ a low or wretched psychological state: "spiraling downward into the pit of despair"
   • ▪ hell. literary
   • 2. a hollow or indentation in a surface. Similar pockmarkpockmarkhollowindentationdepressiondentdintconcavitydimple
   • ▪ a small indentation left on the skin after smallpox, acne, or other diseases; a pockmark. Similar pockmarkpockmarkhollowindentationdepressiondentdintconcavitydimple
   • 3. an area at the side of a track where race cars are serviced and refueled: "he had a flat tire when he came into the pits"
   • 4. an orchestra pit.
   • 5. a part of the floor of an exchange in which a particular stock or commodity is traded, typically by open outcry: "pooled commodity funds liquidated positions in the corn and soybean pits"
   • 6. an enclosure in which animals are made to fight: historical "a bear pit"

   verb

   • 1. set someone or something in conflict or competition with: "a chance to pit herself against him"
   • ▪ set an animal to fight against (another animal) for sport: historical "there were usually three dogs pitted against one lion"
   • 2. make a hollow or indentation in the surface of: "rain poured down, pitting the bare earth" Similar make holes inmake hollows inholedentindentdepressdintpothole
   • ▪ sink in or contract so as to form a pit or hollow.
   • 3. drive a race car into the pits for fuel or maintenance: "he pitted on lap 36 with sudden engine trouble"

   Word Origin Old Englishpytt, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch put and German Pfütze, based on Latin puteus ‘well, shaft’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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