26984 words

pit

16 definitions • 13 examples
1
a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface:

Examples:

They'd dug a shallow pit and left the bodies in it.
These pits in my skin are from when I had chickenpox.
2
a coal mine or an area of land from which a natural substance is taken by digging:

Examples:

The coal-mining industry wants new pits to be opened.
a gravel/chalk pit
3
a very untidy or dirty place:

Examples:

I'm afraid my room is a complete pit!
4
in a theatre, the seats at the lowest level, or the orchestra pit
5
something that is of extremely low quality:

Examples:

The hotel we stayed in was the pits!
6
(in motor racing) the area next to the track where the cars are given fuel or repaired during a race
7
a large, hard seed inside some types of fruit:

Examples:

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9
a large hole in the ground, or a hollow in any surface:

Examples:

The trash had been buried in a six-foot-deep pit.
a fire pit
10
A pit is also the area in the front of a theater where the musicians perform.
11
The pit of your stomach is the center of your body, where you feel esp. fear and anxiety:

Examples:

I got a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach before the performance.
12
a large, hard seed that grows inside some types of fruit and vegetables:

Examples:

a peach/plum/cherry pit
13
an area on the side of a track on which cars race, where the cars are given fuel or repaired during a race
14
a hole from which natural substances, such as rocks and minerals, are dug; mine
15
the area of a stock exchange used for trading:

Examples:

16

Examples:

a coal/clay/gravel pit

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