1. pit - Noun
2. pit - Verb
3. Pit - Proper noun
A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation
The shaft of a coal mine; a coal pit.
A large hole in the ground from which material is dug or quarried; as, a stone pit; a gravel pit; or in which material is made by burning; as, a lime pit; a charcoal pit.
A vat sunk in the ground; as, a tan pit.
Any abyss; especially, the grave, or hades.
A covered deep hole for entrapping wild beasts; a pitfall; hence, a trap; a snare. Also used figuratively.
A depression or hollow in the surface of the human body
The hollow place under the shoulder or arm; the axilla, or armpit.
See Pit of the stomach (below).
The indentation or mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
Formerly, that part of a theater, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theater.
An inclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
The endocarp of a drupe, and its contained seed or seeds; a stone; as, a peach pit; a cherry pit, etc.
A depression or thin spot in the wall of a duct.
To place or put into a pit or hole.
To mark with little hollows, as by various pustules; as, a face pitted by smallpox.
To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another.
Source: Webster's dictionarythey dug a pit to bury the body Source: Internet
you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking Source: Internet
Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell Source: Internet
a demon from the depths of the pit Source: Internet
Hell is paved with good intentions Source: Internet
The skin disease scarred his face permanently Source: Internet