Definition of 'pit'
Noun
- a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"
Synonyms: cavity - a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
Synonyms: fossa - 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"
Synonyms: stone endocarp - (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"
Synonyms: Hell perdition Inferno infernal region nether region
Antonyms: Heaven - a trap in the form of a concealed hole
Synonyms: pitfall - a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
Synonyms: quarry stone pit - lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
Synonyms: orchestra pit - a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
Synonyms: colliery
Verb
- 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"
Synonyms: oppose match play off - mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
Synonyms: scar mark pock - remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries"
Synonyms: stone
