pit
pit&+{1}
[pɪt]
n
a large, usually deep opening in the ground
a mine or excavation with a shaft, esp for coal.the shaft in a mine.(as modifier)
a concealed danger or difficulty
Also called: orchestra pit the area that is occupied by the orchestra in a theatre, located in front of the stage
an enclosure for fighting animals or birds, esp gamecocks
a small natural depression on the surface of a body, organ, structure, or part; fossa.the floor of any natural bodily cavity
a small indented scar at the site of a former pustule; pockmark
any of various small areas in a plant cell wall that remain unthickened when the rest of the cell becomes lignified, esp the vascular tissue
a working area at the side of a motor-racing track for servicing or refuelling vehicles
a section on the floor of a commodity exchange devoted to a special line of trading
a rowdy card game in which players bid for commodities
an area of sand or other soft material at the end of a long-jump approach, behind the bar of a pole vault, etc, on which an athlete may land safely
the ground floor of the auditorium of a theatre
a slang word for beda slang word for bedroom
another word for pitfall
vb
to match in opposition, esp as antagonists
to mark or become marked with pits
to place or bury in a pit
See pits
pit
pit&+{2}
[pɪt]
n
the stone of a cherry, plum, etc
vb
to extract the stone from (a fruit)
pit
pit&+{3}
[pɪt]
vb
a Scot word for put
- 习惯用语
- the pit hell
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