pit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.1.2 Related terms 1.4 Anagrams 2 Catalan 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Pronunciation 4 Irish 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Declension 5 Scots 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Verb 5.2.1 Synonyms 6 Scottish Gaelic 6.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'pɪt/
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• Rhymes: -ɪt

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English pytt

[edit] Noun

pit (plural pits)

1. A hole in the ground.
2. A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip (Eng.) inside a fruit.
3. A shell in a drupe containing a seed.
4. Area at the auto racetrack used for refueling and repairing the cars during a race
5. (music) A section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
6. A mine.
7. (archaeology) 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.
8. A trading pit.

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• pit-eye

[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch pit

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to pit (third-person singular simple present pits, present participle pitting, simple past and past participle pitted)

1. (transitive) To bring into opposition, as in "to pit one's wits against someone".
2. (transitive) To make pits in.

   Exposure to acid rain pitted the metal.

3. (transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.

   One must pit a peach to make it ready for a pie.

4. (intransitive, motor racing) To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.

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• pit stop (3)

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• tip

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology

Latin pectus. Compare Italian petto, Portuguese peito, Romanian piept, Spanish pecho

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pit m.

1. breast

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[edit] Dutch

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pit

1. A seed inside a fruit.
2. Spirit
   • 'Hij heeft pit' : He has something going for him.

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• IPA: pɪt

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[edit] Irish

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pit f.

1. vulva

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Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative pit piteanna Vocative a phit a phiteanna Genitive pite piteanna Dative pit piteanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an phit na piteanna Genitive na pite na bpiteanna Dative leis an bpit don phit leis na piteanna

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɪt/

[edit] Verb

tae pit (third-person singular simple present pits, present participle pittin, simple past pit, past participle pit)

1. to put

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• putt

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

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pit f. (genitive pite, plural pitean)

1. female external genitalia, vulva
2. (vulgar) cunt, pussy