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I 1. pit noun1) (a large hole in the ground: The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.) grop, sjakt, grav2) (a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine: a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.) (gruve)sjakt3) (a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars: The leading car has gone into the pit(s).) grav2. verb((with against) to set (a person or thing) against another in a fight, competition etc: He was pitted against a much stronger man.) sette opp mot hverandre- pitfallII 1. pit noun(the hard stone of a peach, cherry etc.) kjerne, stein2. verb(to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry etc).) ta ut kjerner/steinerfelle--------grav--------grop--------gruveIsubst. \/pɪt\/1) grav, grop, hull, rustgruve (i metall)• clay pit2) fallgrop, fallgruve, grav3) sjakt, gruvesjakt, gruve, mine4) ( overført) fortvilelse, depresjon5) kopparr6) (britisk, teater, historisk) parterre, tilskuer i parterre7) orkestergrav8) ( bil) depot (på racerbane), smøregrav (på bilverksted)9) kampplass for dyrekamp10) ( avdeling av varebørs) børsbottomless pit bunnløst dypthe pit of the stomach mageregionenIIsubst. \/pɪt\/(amer., i frukt) kjerne, steinIIIverb \/pɪt\/1) sette opp, sette i konflikt\/konkurranse2) gjøre gropete, gjøre full av hull, gjøre hulletepit one person against another sette en person opp mot en annenpit one's brain against måle seg intellektuelt medpit oneself against eller pit one's strength against måle krefter medIVverb \/pɪt\/(amer., om frukt) ta ut steiner av, ta ut kjerner av
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pit — ☆ pit1 [pit ] n. [Du < MDu pitte, akin to PITH] the hard stone, as of the plum, peach, or cherry, which contains the seed vt. pitted, pitting to remove the pit from (a fruit) pit2 [pit] n. [ME < OE pytt < early WGmc & NGmc * puttia (> … English World dictionary
pit — Ⅰ. pit [1] ► NOUN 1) a large hole in the ground. 2) a mine or excavation for coal, chalk, etc. 3) a hollow or indentation in a surface. 4) a sunken area in a workshop floor allowing access to a car s underside. 5) an area at the side of a track… … English terms dictionary
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pit — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a usu. large deep hole in the ground. b a hole made in digging for industrial purposes, esp. for coal (chalk pit; gravel pit). c a covered hole as a trap for esp. wild animals. 2 a an indentation left after smallpox, acne, etc.… … Useful english dictionary
pit — I [[t]pɪt[/t]] n. v. pit•ted, pit•ting 1) a hole or cavity in the ground 2) a covered or concealed excavation in the ground, serving as a trap 3) min a) an excavation made in exploring for or removing a mineral deposit, as by open cut methods b)… … From formal English to slang
pit — pit1 /pit/, n., v., pitted, pitting. n. 1. a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground: pits caused by erosion; clay pits. 2. a covered or concealed excavation in the ground, serving as a trap. 3. Mining. a. an excavation made in … Universalium
pit — pit1 noun 1》 a large hole in the ground. ↘a mine or excavation for coal or minerals. ↘a sunken area in a workshop floor allowing access to a car s underside. 2》 a hollow or indentation in a surface. 3》 an area at the side of a track where … English new terms dictionary
pit — noun 1 hole ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, shallow ▪ bottomless ▪ black, dark ▪ chalk (esp. BrE), gravel … Collocations dictionary
pit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pytt (akin to Old High German pfuzzi well), from Latin puteus well, pit Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a hole, shaft, or cavity in the ground (2) mine (3) a scooped out place used for… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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pit — pɪt n. hole; mine; trap; ring where animal fights take place; depression; section of the stock market where a particular type of commodity is traded n. stone, kernel, seed v. scar, cause a permanent marking; put in opposition, set one against… … English contemporary dictionary
