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Meaning of pit

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  pit
      n 1: a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to
           bury the body" [syn: {pit}, {cavity}]
      2: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical
         depression) [syn: {pit}, {fossa}]
      3: 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" [syn: {stone}, {pit}, {endocarp}]
      4: (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. Johnson [syn: {Hell}, {perdition},
         {Inferno}, {infernal region}, {nether region}, {pit}] [ant:
         {Heaven}]
      5: an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
      6: (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity
         exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried
         on
      7: (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the
         race cars are serviced and refueled
      8: a trap in the form of a concealed hole [syn: {pit},
         {pitfall}]
      9: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a
         British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn: {pit},
         {quarry}, {stone pit}]
      10: lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra
          accompanies the performers [syn: {orchestra pit}, {pit}]
      11: a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings
          and equipment connected with it [syn: {colliery}, {pit}]
      v 1: 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" [syn: {pit}, {oppose}, {match}, {play off}]
      2: mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face
         permanently" [syn: {scar}, {mark}, {pock}, {pit}]
      3: remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries" [syn: {pit},
         {stone}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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