pit

/ˈpɪt/ · noun

Meaning

A hole in the ground.
An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
A section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
A mine.
A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.
A trading pit.
To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.
A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
A shell in a drupe containing a seed.
The core of an implosion weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it.
To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
A pit bull terrier.

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