English to English
noun
- a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
They dug a pit to bury the body.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell.
A demon from the depths of the pit.
Hell is paved with good intentions.
source: WordNet 3.0
- an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
source: WordNet 3.0
- (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
source: WordNet 3.0
- (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
source: WordNet 3.0
- a trap in the form of a concealed hole
source: WordNet 3.0
- a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
A British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'.
source: WordNet 3.0
- lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
source: WordNet 3.0
- a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
source: WordNet 3.0
- A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation
source: Webster 1913
verb
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- mark with a scar
The skin disease scarred his face permanently.
source: WordNet 3.0
- remove the pits from
Pit plums and cherries.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To place or put into a pit or hole.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [pit] Hukay; baón
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [pit] Magsilid sa butas; magbaón sa hukay; magbuyó; mag-udlóng
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
