Pit (Verb)
Meaning 1
Mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The prolonged drought had pitted the once-lush field with deep cracks.
- Years of working with chemicals had pitted her skin with small, imperceptible holes.
- The constant acidity in her stomach had pitted the lining of her esophagus.
- His childhood accident had pitted the surface of his hand with jagged scars.
- Exposure to the acid rain had pitted the statue's stone surface over time.
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Meaning 2
Remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Pit the plums before baking the pie to avoid any obstruction during the process.
- When preparing cherries for a salad, you need to pit them to remove the hard stone centers.
- Learn to properly pit avocados to unlock a variety of recipe possibilities.
- Some manual labor is required to pit dates for their seeds before blending or cooking.
- To pit an olives batch properly, start by selecting ripe and firm olives first.
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Meaning 3
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".
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- Pit your wits against the chess master in a game of strategy and skill.
- The coach decided to pit the underdog team against their long-time rival in the championship match.
- She likes to pit her two children against each other, thinking it will drive them to work harder.
- The businessman tries to pit his competitors against one another to get the upper hand in the market.
- Pit your skills against the professionals and see how you stack up in the competition.