Pit
noun
A hole in the ground.
He fell into a pit while walking in the forest in the dark.
Often appears as...
- fall into a pit
- dig a pit
noun
Area for car repairs at a car racing event.
The race car driver pulled into the pit to change tires.
Often appears as...
- pit stop
- pit crew
noun
Hard seed inside a fruit.
I bit into the peach and almost cracked a tooth on the pit.
Often appears as...
- peach pit
- cherry pit
verb
To make a hole or mark on something.
Red-hot sparks pitted the wooden table surface.
Often appears as...
- pit something against
- pit something with
verb
To remove the pit from a fruit.
She pitted the cherries before baking the pie.
Often appears as...
- pit a cherry
- pit a plum
noun
The place for trading in a commodities exchange.
The stock traders were very noisy in the pit.
Often appears as...
- trading pit
- pit trader
noun
A hole in the ground.
He fell into a pit while walking in the forest in the dark.
Often appears as...
- fall into a pit
- dig a pit
noun
Area for car repairs at a car racing event.
The race car driver pulled into the pit to change tires.
Often appears as...
- pit stop
- pit crew
noun
Hard seed inside a fruit.
I bit into the peach and almost cracked a tooth on the pit.
Often appears as...
- peach pit
- cherry pit
verb
To make a hole or mark on something.
Red-hot sparks pitted the wooden table surface.
Often appears as...
- pit something against
- pit something with
verb
To remove the pit from a fruit.
She pitted the cherries before baking the pie.
Often appears as...
- pit a cherry
- pit a plum
noun
The place for trading in a commodities exchange.
The stock traders were very noisy in the pit.
Often appears as...
- trading pit
- pit trader
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Pro Tip 1/2Safety Warning
When speaking about pits in the ground, it often implies danger or traps.
Watch out for pits on this trail.
Pro Tip 2/2Hidden Problems
'Pit' can metaphorically suggest hidden issues or difficulties in a situation or plan.
Digging deeper into the report, we found a pit of problems.
Pro Tip 1/2Safety Warning
When speaking about pits in the ground, it often implies danger or traps.
Watch out for pits on this trail.
Pro Tip 2/2Hidden Problems
'Pit' can metaphorically suggest hidden issues or difficulties in a situation or plan.
Digging deeper into the report, we found a pit of problems.
Pro Tip 1/2Safety Warning
When speaking about pits in the ground, it often implies danger or traps.
Watch out for pits on this trail.
Pro Tip 2/2Hidden Problems
'Pit' can metaphorically suggest hidden issues or difficulties in a situation or plan.
Digging deeper into the report, we found a pit of problems.
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Video examples
T. Rex Granddaddy PIPE...
finding bone beds that just have the remains of small meat-eating dinosaurs is extremely unusual and extremely rare and extremely exciting Raptors just stir the imagination the Raptor found on top is a particularly it is the largest one in the pit at about three meters long and its features are
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My glacier cave...
We followed this cave back for about a half mile until it came to an end. And then with the help of our survey tools, we made a three-dimensional map of the cave on our way back out. So, how do you map a cave? Well, cave maps aren't like trail maps or road maps because they have pits and holes
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Who determines the...
would purport to be biased raise your hand that's great it's everyone and it's inevitable that humans are all biased it's part of what makes us human quite frankly and these gut instincts and our feelings that we sometimes get in the pit of our stomach that give us a sense
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Taylor Wilson: My...
You can run these off -- they're really hungry, they really like down-blended weapons pits, so that's highly enriched uranium and weapons-grade plutonium that's been down-blended. It's made into a grade where it's not usable for a nuclear weapon, but they love this stuff.
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The incredible history...
he began the construction of a massive underground necropolis filled with monuments, artifacts, and an army to accompany him into the next world and continue his rule. This magnificent army is still standing in precise battle formation and is split across several pits.
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How Coca Leaves Become...
I'm not going to lie, it's always a rush getting access to these clandestine worlds. The cocaine pit, the starting point for such a storied black market trade ranks up there. But as the reporter high wears off, I realize that the whole process boils down to brute labor
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How Thor got his hammer...
So Loki rushed to their realm, deep within the mountains of the earth. Even before he arrived, the wily Loki was already scheming how he would get the dwarves to do his bidding. He decided that his best bet was to pit two families against each other.
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Can we create new senses...
And when you look across the animal kingdom, you find lots of peripheral devices. So snakes have heat pits with which to detect infrared, and the ghost knifefish has electroreceptors, and the star-nosed mole has this appendage
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How does fracking work?...
This liquid containing contaminants like radioactive material, salts, heavy metals, and hydrocarbons, needs to be stored and disposed of. That's usually done in pits on-site in deep wells
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Top 5 Slithering Snake...
it's this one the rattlesnake rattlesnakes belong to a group called pit vipers found all over the new world
Video examples
T. Rex Granddaddy PIPE...
finding bone beds that just have the remains of small meat-eating dinosaurs is extremely unusual and extremely rare and extremely exciting Raptors just stir the imagination the Raptor found on top is a particularly it is the largest one in the pit at about three meters long and its features are
Video examples
My glacier cave...
We followed this cave back for about a half mile until it came to an end. And then with the help of our survey tools, we made a three-dimensional map of the cave on our way back out. So, how do you map a cave? Well, cave maps aren't like trail maps or road maps because they have pits and holes
Video examples
Who determines the...
would purport to be biased raise your hand that's great it's everyone and it's inevitable that humans are all biased it's part of what makes us human quite frankly and these gut instincts and our feelings that we sometimes get in the pit of our stomach that give us a sense
Video examples
Taylor Wilson: My...
You can run these off -- they're really hungry, they really like down-blended weapons pits, so that's highly enriched uranium and weapons-grade plutonium that's been down-blended. It's made into a grade where it's not usable for a nuclear weapon, but they love this stuff.
Video examples
The incredible history...
he began the construction of a massive underground necropolis filled with monuments, artifacts, and an army to accompany him into the next world and continue his rule. This magnificent army is still standing in precise battle formation and is split across several pits.
Video examples
How Coca Leaves Become...
I'm not going to lie, it's always a rush getting access to these clandestine worlds. The cocaine pit, the starting point for such a storied black market trade ranks up there. But as the reporter high wears off, I realize that the whole process boils down to brute labor
Video examples
How Thor got his hammer...
So Loki rushed to their realm, deep within the mountains of the earth. Even before he arrived, the wily Loki was already scheming how he would get the dwarves to do his bidding. He decided that his best bet was to pit two families against each other.
Video examples
Can we create new senses...
And when you look across the animal kingdom, you find lots of peripheral devices. So snakes have heat pits with which to detect infrared, and the ghost knifefish has electroreceptors, and the star-nosed mole has this appendage
Video examples
How does fracking work?...
This liquid containing contaminants like radioactive material, salts, heavy metals, and hydrocarbons, needs to be stored and disposed of. That's usually done in pits on-site in deep wells
Video examples
Top 5 Slithering Snake...
it's this one the rattlesnake rattlesnakes belong to a group called pit vipers found all over the new world
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Quote examples
Eiza Gonzalez
Mexican Actress
It's really hard to have your voice heard in a man's world. People are always comparing women and bringing them down - that, I'm completely against. We have an obligation as women to not pit ourselves against each other, because men are going to do it for us.
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Cat Zingano
American Athlete
Sometimes, we find what we want by also finding out what you don't want. All of that is trial and error. Once you're in that pit, the trial and error is important. It's up to us; we've got to keep moving forward.
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Alexandra Petri
American Journalist
Life has its trade-offs. As you age, you lose things like teeth and the ability to play in the ball pit at fast-food restaurants, and you gain things like experience and employer-based health insurance.
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Max Brooks
American Author
I'm not a horror fan. I'm an anti-horror fan. I think horror fans feel deep down in the pit of their souls, they feel safe, and therefore bored. And therefore they want to be scared.
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Geri Halliwell
British Musician
I have always wanted a solo career, deep in the darkest pit of myself, but I didn't dare admit it to myself even. It took me a long time to confront my fears.
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Conrad Veidt
German Actor
For me, half the joy of achieving has been the struggle and the fight, the pitting myself against the world and all its competition - and winning.
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Hannah Simone
Canadian Actress
Often women are pitted against each other for an easy joke, so they fight or steal each other's boyfriends. That's not really true to life.
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Mahalia Jackson
American Musician
Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help.
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Beth Moore
American Author
God's good. He can just pull a life out of a pit, can't He?
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Rodney Dangerfield
American Comedian
Life is just a bowl of pits.
Quote examples
Eiza Gonzalez
Mexican Actress
It's really hard to have your voice heard in a man's world. People are always comparing women and bringing them down - that, I'm completely against. We have an obligation as women to not pit ourselves against each other, because men are going to do it for us.
Quote examples
Cat Zingano
American Athlete
Sometimes, we find what we want by also finding out what you don't want. All of that is trial and error. Once you're in that pit, the trial and error is important. It's up to us; we've got to keep moving forward.
Quote examples
Alexandra Petri
American Journalist
Life has its trade-offs. As you age, you lose things like teeth and the ability to play in the ball pit at fast-food restaurants, and you gain things like experience and employer-based health insurance.
Quote examples
Max Brooks
American Author
I'm not a horror fan. I'm an anti-horror fan. I think horror fans feel deep down in the pit of their souls, they feel safe, and therefore bored. And therefore they want to be scared.
Quote examples
Geri Halliwell
British Musician
I have always wanted a solo career, deep in the darkest pit of myself, but I didn't dare admit it to myself even. It took me a long time to confront my fears.
Quote examples
Conrad Veidt
German Actor
For me, half the joy of achieving has been the struggle and the fight, the pitting myself against the world and all its competition - and winning.
Quote examples
Hannah Simone
Canadian Actress
Often women are pitted against each other for an easy joke, so they fight or steal each other's boyfriends. That's not really true to life.
Quote examples
Mahalia Jackson
American Musician
Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help.
Quote examples
Beth Moore
American Author
God's good. He can just pull a life out of a pit, can't He?
Quote examples
Rodney Dangerfield
American Comedian
Life is just a bowl of pits.
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