pit

CEFRC1

/pɪt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large hole in the ground.

  2. 02

    noun

    The hard seed inside some fruits.

Examples

  • We dug a deep pit in the yard.

  • He fell into the bottomless pit.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.

  2. 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.

  3. A hole in the ground.

More examples

In context

  • His circus job was the pits, but at least he was in show business.

  • The meadow around the town is full of old pits.

  • Two drivers have already gone into the pit this early in the race.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English pit, pet, püt, from Old English pytt, from Proto-West Germanic *puti, from Latin puteus (“trench, pit, well”), although there are phonetic difficulties.