pit
/pɪt/ noun B1- A hole in the ground. · The meadow around the town is full of old pits.
- An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race. · Two drivers have already gone into the pit this early in the race.
- The section of a marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to be marched, such as the tam-tam; the front ensemble. Can also refer to the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
- A mine.
- A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.
- A trading pit.
- An armpit.
- A luggage hold.
Plural pits
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Then, upon assuring the Ass that he would not be injured, the Fox led him to a deep pit and arranged that he should fall into it.
A PANTHER, by some mischance, fell into a pit.
The Panther, however, when he had recruited his feeble strength, freed himself with a sudden bound from the pit, and hastened to his den with rapid steps.
When there, a fresh altercation arose between them, in the course of which Drebber received a blow from the stick, in the pit of the stomach, perhaps, which killed him without leaving any mark.
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