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quarry, pit, stone pit | a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate | |
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pit, pitfall | a trap in the form of a concealed hole | |
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pit, cavity | a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) | |
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pit | the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on | |
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oppose, pit, match, play off | set into opposition or rivalry | |
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pit, Hell, infernal region, perdition, Inferno, nether region | [in christianity] the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment | |
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pit, stone | remove the pits from | |
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colliery, pit | a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it | |
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pit | an enclosure in which animals are made to fight | |
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fossa, pit | a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) | |
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pit, orchestra pit | lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers | |
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pit | [in auto_racing] an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled | |
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pit, stone, endocarp | the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed | |
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mark, pit, scar, pock | mark with a scar |