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[ pit-ing ] / ˈpɪt ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pitting ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act or operation of digging a pit or pits. the act or operation of placing in a pit or pits. arranging or staging cockfights. Origin of pitting1First recorded in 1655–65; pit1 + -ing1 Words nearby pittingPittacus, pittance, pitted, pitted keratolysis, pitter-patter, pitting, pitting edema, pittosporum, Pitt-Rivers, Pittsburg, Pittsburgh Definition for pitting (2 of 2)[ pit-ing ] / ˈpɪt ɪŋ /
nounthe act of removing a pit or pits. Origin of pitting2pit2 + -ing1 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pittingPerhaps the closest Senate race in the United States is the one pitting Bruce Braley against Joni Ernst in Iowa. The Far-Right Radio Host Who Could Deliver the Senate to the GOP|Ben Jacobs|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Nothing puts nerds to the test more than pitting one sci-fi/fantasy series against another. April’s Best Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST By 2006 Al-Qaeda in Iraq had plunged the country into civil war, pitting Shia against Sunni. Al Qaeda’s Next Comeback Could Be Afghanistan And Pakistan|Bruce Riedel|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Howard Kurtz examines the nasty narratives, pitting Mr. Ineffectual against Mr. Moneybags. Why the Media Dislike Both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney|Howard Kurtz|August 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The real contest was for second place, pitting Ron Paul against Newt Gingrich. Ron Paul’s Plan to Mess Up Mitt Romney|John Avlon|February 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST The man was mad, to think of pitting a few liners against armored battle craft. Pirates of the Gorm|Nat Schachner He was now to try the effect of pitting the same against a proportion of only five to one, with the ground in his favour. By-Ways of War|James Jeffrey Roche But no assurance of coal can be had without boring or pitting. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure Let us not shrink from pitting a broad self-interest against the narrow self-interest to which some would restrict us. The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future|A. T. Mahan He delights in pitting one side against the other and making them consume each other. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I|Various
Words related to pittingcontend, counter, match, vie, set against Medical definitions for pitting
n.The formation of well-defined, relatively deep depressions in a surface. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |