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Definitions for Pitting

[1] the act or operation of digging a pit or pits.
[2] the act or operation of placing in a pit or pits.
[3] arranging or staging cockfights.
[4] the act of removing a pit or pits.
[5] a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground: pits caused by erosion; clay pits.
[6] a covered or concealed excavation in the ground, serving as a trap.
[7] Mining . an excavation made in exploring for or removing a mineral deposit, as by open-cut methods. the shaft of a coal mine. the mine itself.
[8] the abode of evil spirits and lost souls; hell: an evil inspiration from the pit.
[9] the pits, Slang . an extremely unpleasant, boring, or depressing place, condition, person, etc.; the absolute worst: When you're alone, Christmas is the pits.
[10] a hollow or indentation in a surface: glass flawed by pits.
[11] a natural hollow or depression in the body: the pit of the back.
[12] pits, Informal . the armpits: up to my pits in work.
[13] a small, depressed scar, as one of those left on the skin after smallpox or chicken pox.
[14] an enclosure, usually below the level of the spectators, as for staging fights between dogs, cocks, or, formerly, bears.
[15] (in a commodity exchange) a part of the floor of the exchange where trading in a particular commodity takes place: the corn pit.
[16] Architecture . all that part of the main floor of a theater behind the musicians. British . the main floor of a theater behind the stalls. orchestra(def 2a) .
[17] (in a hoistway) a space below the level of the lowest floor served.
[18] Auto Racing . an area at the side of a track, for servicing and refueling the cars.
[19] Bowling . the sunken area of a bowling alley behind the pins, for the placement or recovery of pins that have been knocked down.
[20] Track . the area forward of the takeoff point in a jumping event, as the broad jump or pole vault, that is filled with sawdust or soft earth to lessen the force of the jumper's landing.
[21] the area or room of a casino containing gambling tables.
[22] to mark or indent with pits or depressions: ground pitted by erosion.
[23] to scar with pockmarks: His forehead was pitted by chicken pox.
[24] to place or bury in a pit, as for storage.
[25] to set in opposition or combat, as one against another.
[26] to put (animals) in a pit or enclosure for fighting.
[27] to become marked with pits or depressions.
[28] (of body tissue) to retain temporarily a mark of pressure, as by a finger, instrument, etc.
[29] the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.
[30] to remove the pit from (a fruit or fruits): to pit cherries for a pie.
[31] a large, usually deep opening in the ground
[32] a mine or excavation with a shaft, esp for coal the shaft in a mine (as modifier ) pit pony ; pit prop
[33] a concealed danger or difficulty
[34] the pit hell
[35] Also called: orchestra pit the area that is occupied by the orchestra in a theatre, located in front of the stage
[36] an enclosure for fighting animals or birds, esp gamecocks
[37] anatomy a small natural depression on the surface of a body, organ, structure, or part; fossa the floor of any natural bodily cavity the pit of the stomach
[38] pathol a small indented scar at the site of a former pustule; pockmark
[39] any of various small areas in a plant cell wall that remain unthickened when the rest of the cell becomes lignified, esp the vascular tissue
[40] a working area at the side of a motor-racing track for servicing or refuelling vehicles
[41] a section on the floor of a commodity exchange devoted to a special line of trading
[42] a rowdy card game in which players bid for commodities
[43] an area of sand or other soft material at the end of a long-jump approach, behind the bar of a pole vault, etc, on which an athlete may land safely
[44] the ground floor of the auditorium of a theatre
[45] British a slang word for bed (def. 1), bedroom (def. 1)
[46] another word for pitfall (def. 2)
[47] (tr often foll by against ) to match in opposition, esp as antagonists
[48] to mark or become marked with pits
[49] (tr) to place or bury in a pit
[50] the stone of a cherry, plum, etc
[51] (tr) to extract the stone from (a fruit)
[52] a Scot word for put

Words related to Pitting

contend, counter, match, vie

Words nearby Pitting

pittacus, pittance, pitted, pitted keratolysis, pitter-patter, pitting, pitting edema, pittosporum, pittsburg, pittsburg landing, pittsburgh

Origin of Pitting

21835–45, Americanism ; < Dutch: kernel; cognate with pith

Word origin for Pitting

C19: from Dutch: kernel; compare pith

Synonyms for Pitting

contend, counter, match, vie, put in opposition, set against