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English noun: pit | |||
| 1. | pit (object) a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) | ||
| Samples | They dug a pit to bury the body. | ||
| Synonyms | cavity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hole, hollow | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | barbecue pit, borrow pit, divot, fire pit, quicksand, sandpit, sawpit, tar pit, trou-de-loup | ||
| 2. | pit (shape) a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) | ||
| Synonyms | fossa | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bodily cavity, cavity, cavum, concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | epigastric fossa, glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa, glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa, pit of the stomach | ||
| 3. | pit (plant) the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed | ||
| Samples | You should remove the stones from prunes before cooking. | ||
| Synonyms | endocarp, stone | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pericarp, seed vessel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cherry stone, peach pit | ||
| 4. | pit (cognition) (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment | ||
| Samples | Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell. A demon from the depths of the pit. Hell is paved with good intentions. | ||
| Synonyms | Hell, infernal region, Inferno, nether region, perdition | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Gehenna, hellfire, red region, Tartarus | ||
| Domain category | Christian religion, Christianity | ||
| Antonyms | heaven | ||
| 5. | pit (artifact) an enclosure in which animals are made to fight | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enclosure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cockpit | ||
| 6. | pit (artifact) (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area | ||
| Part meronym | commodities exchange, commodities market, commodity exchange | ||
| 7. | pit (artifact) (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area | ||
| Domain category | auto racing, car racing | ||
| 8. | pit (artifact) a trap in the form of a concealed hole | ||
| Synonyms | pitfall | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trap | ||
| 9. | pit (artifact) a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate | ||
| Samples | A British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'. | ||
| Synonyms | quarry, stone pit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excavation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chalk pit, chalkpit, gravel pit | ||
| 10. | pit (artifact) lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers | ||
| Synonyms | orchestra pit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area | ||
| Part meronym | house, theater, theatre | ||
| 11. | pit (artifact) a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it | ||
| Synonyms | colliery | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | work, workplace | ||
| Part holonym | coal mine, coalpit, mine | ||
English verb: pit | |||
| 1. | pit (competition) set into opposition or rivalry | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | match, oppose, play off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confront, face | ||
| 2. | pit (contact) mark with a scar | ||
| Samples | The skin disease scarred his face permanently. | ||
| Synonyms | mark, pock, scar | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blemish, deface, disfigure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cicatrise, cicatrize, pockmark | ||
| Entail | incise | ||
| Verb group | mark, nock, score | ||
| 3. | pit (change) remove the pits from | ||
| Samples | Pit plums and cherries. | ||
| Synonyms | stone | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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