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pits pits definition

pits


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  pit 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  pit 
 
  Sense  2 
  scar,  mark,  pock,  pit 
  =>  pockmark 
  =>  scarify 
  =>  cicatrize 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  pit 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  pit 
 
  Sense  2 
  scar,  mark,  pock,  pit 
  =>  pockmark 
  =>  scarify 
  =>  cicatrize 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  pit 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  pit 
 
  Sense  2 
  scar,  mark,  pock,  pit 
  =>  incise 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  pit 
 
  3  senses  of  pit 
 
  Sense  1 
  pit,  oppose,  match,  play  off 
  =>  confront,  face 
 
  Sense  2 
  scar,  mark,  pock,  pit 
  =>  deface,  disfigure,  blemish 
 
  Sense  3 
  pit,  stone 
  =>  remove,  take  take  away  withdraw 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  pit 
 
  pit  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  pit 
 
  Sense  1 
  pit,  oppose,  match,  play  off 
  =>  confront,  face 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  scar,  mark,  pock,  pit 
  =>  deface,  disfigure,  blemish 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  pit,  stone 
  =>  remove,  take  take  away  withdraw 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  pits 
  pitsaw 
  the  pits 
 
  Grep  of  noun  pit 
  american  pit  bull  terrier 
  armpit 
  barbecue  pit 
  borrow  pit 
  cesspit 
  chalk  pit 
  chalkpit 
  coalpit 
  cockpit 
  fire  pit 
  fleapit 
  gravel  pit 
  jack-in-the-pulpit 
  meadow  pipit 
  orchestra  pit 
  peach  pit 
  pipit 
  pit 
  pit-run  gravel 
  pit  bull  terrier 
  pit  of  the  stomach 
  pit  run 
  pit  stop 
  pit  viper 
  pita 
  pitahaya 
  pitahaya  cactus 
  pitanga 
  pitch 
  pitch  accent 
  pitch  apple 
  pitch  black 
  pitch  blackness 
  pitch  contour 
  pitch  pine 
  pitch  pipe 
  pitch  shot 
  pitchblende 
  pitched  battle 
  pitcher 
  pitcher's  mound 
  pitcher-plant  family 
  pitcher  plant 
  pitcher  sage 
  pitcherful 
  pitchfork 
  pitching 
  pitching  change 
  pitching  coach 
  pitching  wedge 
  pitchman 
  pitchstone 
  pitfall 
  pith 
  pith  hat 
  pith  helmet 
  pithead 
  pithecanthropus 
  pithecanthropus  erectus 
  pithecellobium 
  pithecellobium  dulce 
  pithecellodium  unguis-cati 
  pithecia 
  pithecolobium 
  pithiness 
  pitilessness 
  pitman 
  pitocin 
  piton 
  pitot-static  tube 
  pitot  tube 
  pitprop 
  pitressin 
  pitsaw 
  pitt 
  pitt  the  elder 
  pitt  the  younger 
  pitta 
  pittance 
  pitter-patter 
  pittidae 
  pitting 
  pittsburgh 
  pittsburgh  of  the  south 
  pittsfield 
  pituitary 
  pituitary  body 
  pituitary  gland 
  pituophis 
  pituophis  melanoleucus 
  pity 
  pitymys 
  pitymys  pinetorum 
  pityriasis 
  pityriasis  alba 
  pityriasis  rosea 
  pityrogramma 
  pityrogramma  argentea 
  pityrogramma  calomelanos 
  pityrogramma  calomelanos  aureoflava 
  pityrogramma  chrysophylla 
  pulpit 
  sandpit 
  sawpit 
  snake  pit 
  spit 
  stone  pit 
  tar  pit 
  the  pit 
  turnspit 
 
  Overview  of  noun  pit 
 
  The  noun  pit  has  7  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  pit,  cavity  --  (a  sizeable  hole  (usually  in  the  ground);  "they  dug  a  pit  to  bury  the  body") 
  2.  pit,  fossa  --  (a  concavity  in  a  surface  (especially  an  anatomical  depression)) 
  3.  stone,  pit,  endocarp  --  (the  hard  inner  (usually  woody)  layer  of  the  pericarp  of  some  fruits  (as  peaches  or  plums  or  cherries  or  olives)  that  contains  the  seed) 
  4.  pit,  pitfall  --  (a  trap  in  the  form  of  a  concealed  hole) 
  5.  pit,  quarry,  stone  pit  --  (a  surface  excavation  for  extracting  stone  or  slate:  "a  British  term  for  `quarry'  is  `stone  pit'") 
  6.  orchestra  pit,  pit  --  (lowered  area  in  front  of  a  stage  where  an  orchestra  accompanies  the  performers) 
  7.  colliery,  pit  --  (a  workplace  consisting  of  a  coal  mine  plus  all  the  buildings  and  equipment  connected  with  it) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  pit 
 
  The  verb  pit  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  pit,  oppose,  match,  play  off  --  (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") 
  2.  scar,  mark,  pock,  pit  --  (mark  with  a  scar;  "The  skin  disease  scarred  his  face  permanently") 
  3.  pit,  stone  --  (remove  the  pits  from  as  of  certain  fruit  such  as  peaches) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  pit 
 
  The  noun  pit  has  7  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  pit,  cavity  --  (a  sizeable  hole  (usually  in  the  ground);  "they  dug  a  pit  to  bury  the  body") 
  2.  pit,  fossa  --  (a  concavity  in  a  surface  (especially  an  anatomical  depression)) 
  3.  stone,  pit,  endocarp  --  (the  hard  inner  (usually  woody)  layer  of  the  pericarp  of  some  fruits  (as  peaches  or  plums  or  cherries  or  olives)  that  contains  the  seed) 
  4.  pit,  pitfall  --  (a  trap  in  the  form  of  a  concealed  hole) 
  5.  pit,  quarry,  stone  pit  --  (a  surface  excavation  for  extracting  stone  or  slate:  "a  British  term  for  `quarry'  is  `stone  pit'") 
  6.  orchestra  pit,  pit  --  (lowered  area  in  front  of  a  stage  where  an  orchestra  accompanies  the  performers) 
  7.  colliery,  pit  --  (a  workplace  consisting  of  a  coal  mine  plus  all  the  buildings  and  equipment  connected  with  it) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  pit 
 
  The  verb  pit  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  pit,  oppose,  match,  play  off  --  (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") 
  2.  scar,  mark,  pock,  pit  --  (mark  with  a  scar;  "The  skin  disease  scarred  his  face  permanently") 
  3.  pit,  stone  --  (remove  the  pits  from  as  of  certain  fruit  such  as  peaches) 



pits definition