noun
- a large hole in the ground
- the hard seed inside certain fruits
- a sunken area in a surface
verb
- to remove the pit from a fruit
- to set in opposition or competition
Examples
- The workers dug a deep pit for the foundation.
- She removed the pit from each cherry before baking.
- The old road was full of pits and bumps.
- The race car pulled into the pit for new tires.
- Make sure to pit all the olives before serving.
- The debate will pit the two candidates against each other.
- Rain collected in small pits on the sidewalk.
- He fell into a pit while hiking in the dark.