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P0332500 (pĭt)n.1. A natural or artificial hole or cavity in the ground.2. a. An excavation for the removal of mineral deposits; a mine.b. The shaft of a mine.3. A concealed hole in the ground used as a trap; a pitfall.4. A small indentation in a surface: pits in a windshield.5. a. A natural hollow or depression in the body or an organ.b. A small indented scar left in the skin by smallpox or other eruptive disease; a pockmark.c. Zoology Either of a pair of depressions between the nostril and the eye of a pit viper that contain heat-sensing organs.d. Botany A cavity in the wall of a plant cell where there is no secondary wall, as in fibers, tracheids, and vessel elements.e. Informal An armpit.6. An enclosed, usually sunken area in which animals, such as dogs or gamecocks, are placed for fighting.7. a. The section directly in front of and below the stage of a theater, in which the musicians sit.b. Chiefly British The ground floor of a theater behind the stalls.8. a. The section of an exchange where trading in a specific commodity is carried on.b. The gambling area of a casino.9. a. A sunken area in a garage floor from which mechanics may work on cars.b. often pits Sports An area beside an auto racecourse where cars may be refueled or serviced during a race: pulled into the pits to have the tires rotated.10. a. Hell. Used with the.b. A miserable or depressing place or situation.c. pits Slang The worst. Used with the: "New York politics are the pits" (Washington Star).11. Football The middle areas of the defensive and offensive lines.v. pit·ted, pit·ting, pits v.tr.1. To mark with cavities, depressions, or scars: a surface pitted with craters.2. To set in direct opposition or competition: a war that pitted brother against brother.3. To place, bury, or store in a pit.v.intr.1. To become marked with pits.2. To retain an impression after being indented. Used of the skin.3. To stop at a refueling area during an auto race.

[Middle English, from Old English pytt, ultimately from Latin puteus, well; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]

pit²

P0332500 (pĭt)n. The single central kernel or stone of certain fruits, such as a peach or cherry.tr.v. pit·ted, pit·ting, pits To extract the pit from (a fruit).

[Dutch, from Middle Dutch.]

pit

(pɪt) n1. a large, usually deep opening in the ground2. (Mining & Quarrying) a. a mine or excavation with a shaft, esp for coalb. the shaft in a minec. (as modifier): pit pony; pit prop. 3. a concealed danger or difficulty4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the pit hell5. (Theatre) Also called: orchestra pit the area that is occupied by the orchestra in a theatre, located in front of the stage6. (General Sporting Terms) an enclosure for fighting animals or birds, esp gamecocks7. (Anatomy) anatomy a. a small natural depression on the surface of a body, organ, structure, or part; fossab. the floor of any natural bodily cavity: the pit of the stomach. 8. (Pathology) pathol a small indented scar at the site of a former pustule; pockmark9. (Botany) any of various small areas in a plant cell wall that remain unthickened when the rest of the cell becomes lignified, esp the vascular tissue10. (Motor Racing) a working area at the side of a motor-racing track for servicing or refuelling vehicles11. (Stock Exchange) a section on the floor of a commodity exchange devoted to a special line of trading12. (Card Games) a rowdy card game in which players bid for commodities13. (Athletics (Track & Field)) an area of sand or other soft material at the end of a long-jump approach, behind the bar of a pole vault, etc, on which an athlete may land safely14. (Theatre) the ground floor of the auditorium of a theatre15. Brit a slang word for bed¹, bedroom¹16. (Hunting) another word for pitfall²vb, pits, pitting or pitted17. (often foll by: against) to match in opposition, esp as antagonists18. (Pathology) to mark or become marked with pits19. (tr) to place or bury in a pit[Old English pytt, from Latin puteus; compare Old French pet, Old High German pfuzzi]

pit

(pɪt) n (Plants) the stone of a cherry, plum, etcvb, pits, pitting or pitted (Cookery) (tr) to extract the stone from (a fruit)[C19: from Dutch: kernel; compare pith]

pit

(pɪt) vb a Scot word for put

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(pɪt)

n., v. pit•ted, pit•ting. n. 1. a hole or cavity in the ground. 2. a covered or concealed excavation in the ground, serving as a trap. 3. a. an excavation made in exploring for or removing a mineral deposit, as by open-cut methods. b. the shaft of a coal mine. c. the mine itself. 4. the abode of evil spirits and lost souls; hell. 5. the pits, Slang. an extremely unpleasant or depressing place, condition, etc. 6. a hollow or indentation in a surface. 7. a natural hollow or depression in the body: the pit of the back; hit in the pit of his stomach. 8. pockmark. 9. an enclosure for staging fights, esp. between dogs or cocks. 10. a place where slam dances are performed. 11. a part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity takes place. 12. a. all that part of the main floor of a theater behind the musicians. b. orchestra (def. 2a). 13. an area at the side of a racing track, for servicing and refueling the cars. v.t. 14. to mark or indent with pits or depressions. 15. to scar with pockmarks. 16. to place or bury in a pit, as for storage. 17. to set in opposition or combat, as one against another. 18. to put (animals) in a pit for fighting. v.i. 19. to become marked with pits or depressions. 20. (of body tissue) to retain temporarily a mark of pressure, as by a finger. [before 900; Middle English; Old English pytt < Latin puteus well, pit]

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n., v. pit•ted, pit•ting. n. 1. the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum. v.t. 2. to remove the pit from (a fruit). [1835–45, Amer.; < Dutch: kernel; c. pith]

pit

(pĭt) The hard, central part of certain fruits, such as a peach or cherry, usually containing a single seed; a stone.

pit

Past participle: pitted
Gerund: pitting

Imperative
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Present
I pit
you pit
he/she/it pits
we pit
you pit
they pit

Preterite
I pitted
you pitted
he/she/it pitted
we pitted
you pitted
they pitted

Present Continuous
I am pitting
you are pitting
he/she/it is pitting
we are pitting
you are pitting
they are pitting

Present Perfect
I have pitted
you have pitted
he/she/it has pitted
we have pitted
you have pitted
they have pitted

Past Continuous
I was pitting
you were pitting
he/she/it was pitting
we were pitting
you were pitting
they were pitting

Past Perfect
I had pitted
you had pitted
he/she/it had pitted
we had pitted
you had pitted
they had pitted

Future
I will pit
you will pit
he/she/it will pit
we will pit
you will pit
they will pit

Future Perfect
I will have pitted
you will have pitted
he/she/it will have pitted
we will have pitted
you will have pitted
they will have pitted

Future Continuous
I will be pitting
you will be pitting
he/she/it will be pitting
we will be pitting
you will be pitting
they will be pitting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pitting
you have been pitting
he/she/it has been pitting
we have been pitting
you have been pitting
they have been pitting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pitting
you will have been pitting
he/she/it will have been pitting
we will have been pitting
you will have been pitting
they will have been pitting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pitting
you had been pitting
he/she/it had been pitting
we had been pitting
you had been pitting
they had been pitting

Conditional
I would pit
you would pit
he/she/it would pit
we would pit
you would pit
they would pit

Past Conditional
I would have pitted
you would have pitted
he/she/it would have pitted
we would have pitted
you would have pitted
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pit

The seating area on the lower level of the auditorium (now more frequently called the stalls). An orchestra pit is a lowered area in front of a proscenium for musicians.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pit - a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"cavitytrou-de-loup - a sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemybarbecue pit - a pit where wood or charcoal is burned to make a bed of hot coals suitable for barbecuing meatborrow pit - a pit created to provide earth that can be used as fill at another sitedivot - (golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke; "it was a good drive but the ball ended up in a divot"fire pit - a pit whose floor is incandescent lava; "the fire pit of the crater"hollow, hole - a depression hollowed out of solid matterquicksand - a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked downsandpit - a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dugsawpit - a pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawed by two men with a long two-handed sawtar pit - a natural accumulation of bitumens at the surface of the earth; often acts as a trap for animals whose bones are thus preserved
	2.	pit - a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)fossaglenoid cavity, glenoid fossa - the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder jointglenoid fossa, mandibular fossa - a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandiblebodily cavity, cavum, cavity - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the bodyepigastric fossa, pit of the stomach - a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward
	3.	pit - 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"endocarp, stonepericarp, seed vessel - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovarypeach pit - the stone seed of a peachcherry stone - the stone seed of a cherry
	4.	pit - (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnsoninfernal region, nether region, perdition, Inferno, Hellfictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writingsGehenna, Tartarus - a place where the wicked are punished after deathhellfire, red region - a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damnedChristian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
	5.	pit - an enclosure in which animals are made to fightcockpit - a pit for cockfightsenclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
	6.	pit - (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried onarea - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"commodities exchange, commodities market, commodity exchange - an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery
	7.	pit - (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueledauto racing, car racing - the sport of racing automobilesarea - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
	8.	pit - a trap in the form of a concealed holepitfalltrap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
	9.	pit - a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"stone pit, quarrychalk pit, chalkpit - a quarry for chalkexcavation - a hole in the ground made by excavatinggravel pit - a quarry for gravel
	10.	pit - lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performersorchestra pitarea - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"theater, theatre, house - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"
	11.	pit - a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with itcollierycoal mine, coalpit - a mine where coal is dug from the groundmine - excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extractedworkplace, work - a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
Verb	1.	pit - 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"play off, oppose, matchconfront, face - oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
	2.	pit - mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"pock, scar, marknock, score, mark - make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"blemish, deface, disfigure - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"pockmark - mark with or as if with pockmarks; "Her face was pockmarked by the disease"cicatrise, cicatrize - form a scar, after an injury; "the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon"
	3.	pit - remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries"stoneremove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

pit

noun1. coal mine, mine, shaft, colliery, mine shaft Up to ten pits and ten-thousand jobs could be lost.2. hole, gulf, depression, hollow, trench, crater, trough, cavity, abyss, chasm, excavation, pothole He lost his footing and began to slide into the pit.3. pockmark, depression, hollow, dent, indentation, dimple He could see shallow pits in her skin.verb1. scar, mark, hole, nick, notch, dent, gouge, indent, dint, pockmark The plaster was pitted and the paint scuffed.pit something or someone against something or someone set against, oppose, match against, measure against, put in competition with, put in opposition to You will be pitted against people as good as you are.the pits1. terrible, the worst, awful, dreadful, unspeakable, grotty (Brit. informal), the lowest of the low, extremely bad This place is the pits!

pit¹

noun1. An area sunk below its surroundings:basin, concavity, depression, dip, hollow, sag, sink, sinkhole.2. A place known for its great filth or corruption:cesspit, cesspool, sink.Slang: armpit.verbTo place in opposition or be in opposition to:counter, match, oppose, play off.Idioms: bump heads with, meet head-on, set at odds, set at someone's throat, trade blows.

pit²

nounA fertilized plant ovule capable of germinating:kernel, pip, seed.

Translations

使...与...相斗坑果核煤矿矿坑

pit¹

(pit) noun1. a large hole in the ground. The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.坑2. a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine. a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit. 矿坑，煤矿 3. a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars. The leading car has gone into the pit(s).赛车时的中途修理、加油站 verb – past tense, past participle ˈpitted – (with against) to set (a person or thing) against another in a fight, competition etc. He was pitted against a much stronger man.使...与...相斗ˈpitfall noun a possible danger. She has managed to avoid most of the pitfalls of life.陷井

pit²

(pit) noun the hard stone of a peach, cherry etc. 果核 verb – past tense, past participle ˈpitted – to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry etc). 除去...的核

pit

[pit] 1. a hollow fovea or indentation.2. a pockmark.3. to indent, or to become and remain for a few minutes indented, by pressure.anal pit proctodeum.auditory pit a distinct depression in each auditory placode, marking the beginning of the embryonic development of the internal ear.lens pit a pitlike depression in the fetal head where the lens develops.nasal pit (olfactory pit) a depression appearing in the olfactory placodes in the early stages of development of the nose.pit of stomach the epigastric fossa or epigastric region.

pit

(pit), 1. Synonym(s): fovea2. One of the pinhead-sized depressed scars that develop after the pustule of acne, chickenpox, or smallpox (pockmark). 3. A sharp-pointed depression in the enamel surface of a tooth, due to faulty or incomplete calcification or formed at the confluent point of two or more lobes of enamel. 4. To indent, as by pressure of the finger on the edematous skin; to become indented, said of the edematous tissues when pressure is applied with the fingertip. [L. puteus]

pit

(pĭt)n.1. A natural hollow or depression in the body or an organ.2. A small indented scar left in the skin by smallpox or other eruptive disease; a pockmark.3. A sharp-pointed depression in the enamel surface of a tooth, caused by faulty or incomplete calcification or formed by the confluent point of two or more lobes of enamel.v.1. To mark with cavities, depressions, or scars.2. To retain an impression after being indented. Used of the skin.

IRF6

A gene on chromosome 1q32.3-q41 that encodes a member of the interferon regulatory transcription factor (IRF) family, which have diverse roles such as virus-mediated activation of interferons and modulation of cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis and immune system activity. IRF6 appears to be a transcription activator.
Molecular pathology
IRF6 mutations are linked to non-syndromic orofacial cleft type 6, popliteal pterygium syndrome and van der Woude syndrome.

pit

Medtalk A dell that remains transiently in edematous skin and subcutaneous tissue after firm fingertip pressure Obstetrics Pitocin, see there.

pit

(pit) 1. Any natural depression on the surface of the body, such as the axilla (armpit).
Compare: dimple2. Synonym(s): pockmark. 3. A depression in the enamel surface of a tooth due to faulty or incomplete calcification or formed at the confluent point of two or more lobes of enamel. 4. To indent, as by pressure of the finger on the edematous skin; to become indented, said of the edematous tissues when pressure is made with the fingertip.

pit

(pit) 1. A tiny hollow or pocket. Synonym: depression; fossa2. To be or become marked with a shallow depression; to cause a depression on pressure in edema.3. A small depression in the enamel surface of a tooth often connected with one or more developmental grooves. It contributes to pit and fissure caries. Synonym: occlusal pit

anal pit

Proctodeum.

auditory pit

A pit that develops in the auditory placode.

costal pit

The inferior facet on the body of a thoracic vertebra. It articulates with the head of a rib.

GASTRIC PIT

gastric pit

Any of many foveolae in the gastric mucosa into which the gastric glands open. See: illustration

lens pit

The depression on the skin of the embryonic head where the lens of the eye will develop.

nasal pit

In the embryo, one of two horseshoe-shaped depressions on the ventrolateral surface of the head bounded by lateral and median nasal processes. It gives rise to nostrils and a portion of the nasal fossa. Synonym: olfactory pit

occlusal pit

Pit (3).

olfactory pit

Nasal pit.

optic pit

A small indentation of the optic nerve head. It may sometimes release fluid below the retina, which can cause central retinal detachment.

primitive pit

A minute depression at the anterior end of the primitive groove or streak and immediately posterior to the primitive knot.

pit of the stomach

1. Colloquial term for the depression at the end of the xiphoid process.2. Colloquial term for the center of the abdominal region above the navel.

pit

a thin area of the cell wall in higher plants where no secondary wall develops. If two cells have pits in adjacent parts of the wall there are often fine protoplasmic connections called PLASMODESMATA between the cells. Sometimes pits have a more complex structure, as in the BORDERED PITS within the xylem of seed plants.

pit

(pit) 1. Sharp-pointed depression in enamel tooth surface, due to faulty or incomplete calcification or formed at confluent point of two or more lobes of enamel. 2. Synonym(s): fovea. 3. Pinhead-sized depressed scar that develops after pustule of acne, chickenpox, or smallpox (pockmark).

Patient discussion about pit

Q. What are the dentists going to do if I have Pit and fissure caries? I look at my teeth and i see tiny black stuff on the fissures of my molars. I am so freakin scared. Are the dentists going to do something painful?A. Well you will have to see a dentist if you want an answer on what kind of treatment they will offer you. Today dentists use good anesthesia so anything they will do is not supposed to be painful.

Q. tender protuding lymph node lump rt. arm pit aprox. 1/2" dia. any concerns or recommend treatment necessary? A. lymph nodes can flare up any time you get infected in the armpit and all the area that it drains. i had it several times and it went away in the same manner that it came. i think that sometimes it caused because of a blockade done by deodorant. so i try to use this Chinese salt stone that doesn't contain aluminum.

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noun coal mine

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phrase the pits: terrible

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noun an area sunk below its surroundings

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noun a place known for its great filth or corruption

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verb to place in opposition or be in opposition to

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noun a fertilized plant ovule capable of germinating

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noun a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

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