a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); they dug a pit to bury the body
[ Syn: cavity ]
lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
[ Syn: orchestra pit ]
a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
[ Syn: colliery ]
a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
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
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; Hurld headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell- John Milton; a demon from the depths of the pit; Hell is paved with good intentions-Dr. Johnson
[ Syn: hell , perdition , inferno , infernal region , nether region ]
an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
a trap in the form of a concealed hole
[ Syn: pitfall ]
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; a British term for `quarry is `stone pit
pit (n.)
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
mark with a scar; The skin disease scarred his face permanently
remove the pits from; pit plums and cherries
[ Syn: stone ]