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- pronunciation:
- pIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a wide, deep hole that either is dug or already in the ground.
A pit was dug to bury the dead animals.- synonyms:
- cavity, hole
- similar words:
- abyss, chasm, crater, ditch, hollow, quarry, trench
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| definition 2: |
a tiny hollowed-out area in a surface.
The metal pipe was old and had pits in parts of its surface.- synonyms:
- mark
- similar words:
- blemish, dent, depression, dimple, hole, hollow, nick, scar
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| definition 3: |
(plural; slang) the worst or most terrible thing (used with "the").
I think cleaning the bathroom is the pits.- synonyms:
- worst
- similar words:
- awful
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| related words: |
grave, gulf, mine, well |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pits, pitting, pitted |
| definition 1: |
to cause to have holes.
A brief, heavy rain pitted the soft soil.- synonyms:
- dent
- similar words:
- dimple, gouge, indent, mark, notch
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| definition 2: |
to set against one another.
The war pitted Japan against Russia.- synonyms:
- oppose
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| related words: |
dent, excavate |
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