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pit [n]

1)	a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"

Synonyms :

cavity

See Also:

hole barbecue_pit borrow_pit divot fire_pit quicksand sandpit sawpit tar_pit

2)	a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

Synonyms :

fossa

3)	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"

Synonyms :

endocarp stone

See Also:

pericarp peach_pit cherry_stone

4)	a trap in the form of a concealed hole

Synonyms :

pitfall

See Also:

trap

5)	a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"

Synonyms :

quarry stone_pit

6)	lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers

Synonyms :

orchestra_pit

See Also:

area house

7)	a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

Synonyms :

colliery

See Also:

work coal_mine mine

pit [v]

1)	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"

Synonyms :

match oppose play_off

See Also:

confront playoff match opponent

2)	mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"

Synonyms :

mark pock scar

See Also:

mark blemish incise fossa indentation pock mark cicatrice pockmark cicatrise

3)	remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries"

Synonyms :

stone

See Also:

remove endocarp

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

Language for IBM 650. (See IT).

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