pit
/pɪt/
noun
- A large hole in the ground, either natural or man-made.
- The children dug a deep pit in the sand at the beach.
- A pit in the backyard was used for storing vegetables during winter.
- The miners descended into the dark pit to extract coal.
- The hard seed or stone inside certain fruits, such as peaches, cherries, or avocados.
- She removed the pit from the avocado before making guacamole.
- Be careful not to swallow the pit of the cherry.
- The peach pit is too hard to eat, so you should throw it away.
- A sunken area or depression in a surface, such as a road or a golf course.
- Golfers try to avoid the sand pit near the green.
- There was a small pit in the sidewalk where water collected after rain.
- The car hit a pit in the road and the tire went flat.
- A place where something is stored or processed, such as a coal pit or a saw pit.
- The old coal pit has been turned into a museum.
- The clay pit supplied material for the local brick factory.
- Workers at the saw pit cut logs into planks by hand.
- The area in a stock car racing track where cars are serviced during a race.
- The pit crew worked quickly to get the car back on the track.
- He watched the race from the pit, close to the action.
- The driver pulled into the pit for a tire change and refueling.
verb
- To remove the pit (seed) from a fruit.
- You should pit the olives before adding them to the salad.
- He used a small knife to pit the peaches.
- She pitted the cherries before baking the pie.
- To set someone or something in competition or conflict with another.
- The movie pits a brave hero against a powerful villain.
- The debate pitted the two candidates in a heated argument.
- The game pits two teams against each other in a final match.
- To make small holes or marks in a surface.
- The constant use pitted the wooden floor with scratches.
- Acid rain can pit the surface of stone statues.
- Hail pitted the roof of the car during the storm.