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"a demon from the depths of the pit"noun(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
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"pit a chess player against the Russian champion"verbset into opposition or rivalry
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nounlowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
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"pit plums and cherries"verbremove the pits from
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"they dug a pit to bury the body"nouna sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
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nouna trap in the form of a concealed hole
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nouna concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
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nounthe hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seedtype of:
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"a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"nouna surface excavation for extracting stone or slatetype of:
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nouna workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
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verbmark with a scar
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nounan enclosure in which animals are made to fighttype of:
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noun(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueledtype of:
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noun(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried ontype of:
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