pit

Meanings

• a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
  • "they dug a pit to bury the body"
• 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
• (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson
  • "a demon from the depths of the pit"
• 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
• a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
  • "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
• lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
• a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
• set into opposition or rivalry
  • "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"
• mark with a scar
• remove the pits from
  • "pit plums and cherries"

Synonyms

cavity, colliery, endocarp, fossa, Hell, infernal region, Inferno, mark, match, nether region, oppose, orchestra pit, perdition, pitfall, play off, pock, quarry, scar, stone, stone pit