pit in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
pit in Kashmiri कॉशुर
pit in Sindhi سنڌي
pit in English
- pit⇄expr. the pit, hell, or some part of it.
- pit⇄expr. the pits,
a. a place for repair, refueling, or inspection of motor vehicles beside the track of an automobile racing course.
Ex. The second Vanwall ... stopped at the pits on the seventh lap for carburetor adjustment (London Times). - pit⇄noun pitter.
- pit⇄noun the stone of a cherry, peach, plum, date, or similar fruit.
- pit⇄noun 1. a natural hole in the ground.
Ex. Water collected in the pit left when the old tree was uprooted.
2a. an open hole or excavation made in digging for some mineral deposit, such as coal; shaft.
Ex. The pit of this mine is about 1 - pit⇄pit (1), noun, verb, pitted,pitting.
- pit⇄pit (2), noun, verb, pitted,pitting.
- pit⇄v.i. 1. to become marked with pits or small depressions.
2. (Medicine.) (of skin or tissue) to retain for a time the mark of pressure made by a finger, or instrument. - pit⇄v.t. to remove the pit from (fruit).
- pit⇄v.t. 1. to mark with small depressed scars or pits.
Ex. a little swarthy young man ... much pitted with the smallpox (George du Maurier).
2. to set (gamecocks, terriers, or other animals) to fight for sport.
3. (Figurative.) to set to