noun. The single central kernel or stone of certain fruits, such as a peach or cherry.

transitive verb. To extract the pit from (a fruit).

noun. A natural or artificial hole or cavity in the ground.

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noun. An excavation for the removal of mineral deposits; a mine.

noun. The shaft of a mine.

noun. A concealed hole in the ground used as a trap; a pitfall.

noun. A small indentation in a surface.

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noun. A natural hollow or depression in the body or an organ.

noun. A small indented scar left in the skin by smallpox or other eruptive disease; a pockmark.

noun. Either of a pair of depressions between the nostril and the eye of a pit viper that contain heat-sensing organs.

noun. A cavity in the wall of a plant cell where there is no secondary wall, as in fibers, tracheids, and vessel elements.

noun. An armpit.

noun. An enclosed, usually sunken area in which animals, such as dogs or gamecocks, are placed for fighting.

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noun. The section directly in front of and below the stage of a theater, in which the musicians sit.

noun. The ground floor of a theater behind the stalls.

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noun. The section of an exchange where trading in a specific commodity is carried on.

noun. The gambling area of a casino.

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noun. A sunken area in a garage floor from which mechanics may work on cars.

noun. An area beside an auto racecourse where cars may be refueled or serviced during a race.

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noun. Hell. Used with the.

noun. A miserable or depressing place or situation.

noun. The worst. Used with the.

noun. The middle areas of the defensive and offensive lines.

intransitive verb. To mark with cavities, depressions, or scars.

intransitive verb. To set in direct opposition or competition.

intransitive verb. To place, bury, or store in a pit.

intransitive verb. To become marked with pits.

intransitive verb. To retain an impression after being indented. Used of the skin.

intransitive verb. To stop at a refueling area during an auto race.

noun. A cavity in the side of the head, between the eye and nostril, found in the poisonous snakes of the subfamily Crotalinæ, whence their name of pit-vipers. This pit is lined with membrane supplied with branches from the trigeminal nerve, but its exact function is not known. See cut under pit-viper

noun. A hole or cavity in the ground, whether natural or made by digging.

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noun. An excavation or hole in the ground, covered or otherwise concealed, for snaring wild beasts; a pitfall.

noun. A hole dug in the soil of a potato-or turnip-field, for storing potatoes, etc., during the winter. The vegetables stored are usually piled up to some height and covered with earth to keep out the frost.

noun. In horticulture, an excavation in the soil, generally covered by a glazed frame, for protecting tender plants, or for propagation.

noun. In founding, a cavity scooped in the floor to receive cast-metal.

noun. The shaft of a coal-mine, or the mine itself.

noun. A vat, such as is used in tanning, bleaching, dyeing, etc.

noun. A cavity or depression in the body: as, the pit of the stomach; the armpits.

noun. A very small depression or dent, such as that left on the flesh by a pustule of the small-pox; a dimple.

noun. In botany, one of the pores or thin places in the more or less lignified cell-walls of many plants.

noun. A hollow or cup.

noun. A deep place; a gulf; an abyss.

noun. The abode of evil spirits; hell.

"The boxes and other parts of the house were crammed, with the exception of the pit, which looked beggarly; on which an actor observed to a brother of the sock, "We've no _pit_ to-night.""

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