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- [pit]
- /pɪt/
- /pɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pit]
- /pɪt/
Definitions of pit word
- noun pit the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum. 1
- verb with object pit to remove the pit from (a fruit or fruits): to pit cherries for a pie. 1
- verb without object pit to become marked with pits or depressions. 1
- verb without object pit (of body tissue) to retain temporarily a mark of pressure, as by a finger, instrument, etc. 1
- noun pit quarry 1
- noun pit in ground 1
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Origin of pit
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English pytt < Latin puteus well, pit, shaft; (v.) derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Pit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pit
noun pit
- abaddon — the Devil (Revelation 9:11)
- abyss — An abyss is a very deep hole in the ground.
- alembic — an obsolete type of retort used for distillation
- amphitheatre — An amphitheatre is a large open area surrounded by rows of seats sloping upwards. Amphitheatres were built mainly in Greek and Roman times for the performance of plays.
- arena — An arena is a place where sports, entertainments, and other public events take place. It has seats around it where people sit and watch.
verb pit
- bore — If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- concaved — curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Compare convex (def 1).
- concaving — curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Compare convex (def 1).
- corrugate — to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
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