Pit

Word PIT
Character 3
Hyphenation pit
Pronunciations /ˈpɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Pit"

What do we mean by pit?

The single central kernel or stone of certain fruits, such as a peach or cherry. noun

To extract the pit from (a fruit). transitive verb

A natural or artificial hole or cavity in the ground. noun

An excavation for the removal of mineral deposits; a mine. noun

The shaft of a mine. noun

A concealed hole in the ground used as a trap; a pitfall. noun

A small indentation in a surface. noun

A natural hollow or depression in the body or an organ. noun

A small indented scar left in the skin by smallpox or other eruptive disease; a pockmark. noun

Either of a pair of depressions between the nostril and the eye of a pit viper that contain heat-sensing organs. noun

A cavity in the wall of a plant cell where there is no secondary wall, as in fibers, tracheids, and vessel elements. noun

An armpit. noun

An enclosed, usually sunken area in which animals, such as dogs or gamecocks, are placed for fighting. noun

The section directly in front of and below the stage of a theater, in which the musicians sit. noun

The ground floor of a theater behind the stalls. noun

The section of an exchange where trading in a specific commodity is carried on. noun

A hole in the ground.

An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.

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.

A mine.

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.

A trading pit.

The bottom part of something.

Armpit.

A luggage hold.

A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.

The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.

The grave, or underworld.

An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.

Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.

Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.

A pit bull terrier.

A mosh pit.

(law enforcement, usually used with "maneuver") A maneuver by which a police officer, by use of a police car, nudges the vehicle of a fleeing suspect enough for the suspect's vehicle to lose control and become disabled so the police officer can catch and apprehend the suspect.

The fissile core of a nuclear weapon, commonly made of plutonium surrounded by high-explosive lenses.

(hospital slang) The emergency department.

Part of the drumline in a marching band. Not incompetent in comparison to those on the field. People with the hardest music. People putting in more hours than are in a week for rehersal. The only ones with the excuse " i havent GOTTEN the music yet " when asked if its memorized beacuse the drumline instructor is still writing it. Part of the band that could march but would rather play insturments that are too large to lift on there own. Carts are used in getting there equitment on the field. Electronics cart requires cords and 1000 extension cords to be plugged in. The closest people in the band. The family with the most creepy incest akward disfunctial problems. Those that " have a life " beacuse they call drumline there life. A group that gives up all there time but aproxamently 3 or 4 weeks of the year. Urban Dictionary

Amazing percussion in the front of a marching band or drum corps... plays mallet instruments and any other percussion imaginable. absolutely amazing. formally known as the 'front-ensemble'. Urban Dictionary

Pit: The main protagonist of the NES game, "Kid Icarus". Born a human, he died after ingesting chlorox, became an Angel and was trapped in the underworld (i'm not making this up, people..let's all give a warm round of applause to the nintento copywriters for their *brilliant* work). Queen Palutena, ruler of Angel Land, contacted Pit to find the 3 sacred treasures stolen by Medussa. Eventually,(after 12 hellishly hard levels), he puts an arrow through Medusa and saves Queen Palutena. For reference, there were 3 endings: 1) Pit grows into a man 2) Pit and Palutena kiss and 3) Pit grows large wings and leaves the underworld Urban Dictionary

The area below the stage where the orchestra sits for a musical. Or, just the another name for the orchestra itself. Urban Dictionary

1. A group of percussionists who play mallet and other instruments that are not played by the durmline. They play in the front of the marching band at football games and in band festivals. Players do not march except in parades and when approaching instraments from across the feild. Also known as Front Ensamble or Percussion Front. 2. The most amazing people you'll ever meet. Urban Dictionary

A police maneuver in which an officer puts the front quarter panel of his crusier next to the back quarter panel of the suspect and pushes aganist it. This causes the suspect to go into an uncontrollable spin. Urban Dictionary

A very talented group of percussionists in a marching band who play the auxillary and especially mallet keyboards. Might i add... we kick booty. Urban Dictionary

It means ER(Emergency Room). Urban Dictionary

A Scottish Gaelic noun meaning "(a) vulva". This word is an obvious explitive, but is not always used to be insulting. Also see ròmag, faighean, duille, truiteag, and geobag. Urban Dictionary

The part of the marching band that gets the most shit for not marching. Preferably the front ensemble, a group of mallet playing, cymbal hitting, triangle tapping, badass motherfuckers. Urban Dictionary

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The word "pit" in example sentences

The boxes and other parts of the house were crammed, with the exception of the pit, which looked beggarly; on which an actor observed to a brother of the sock, "We've no _pit_ to-night." ❋ Various (N/A)

Outside of what we term pit and dress circle is a partition, three or four feet high, dividing them from a promenade ten or fifteen feet wide. ❋ Mifflin Wistar Gibbs (1885)

Moreover, the term pit bull isn't really a breed at all. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Barber told the AJC that his intention was to let the East Point attorney know people were talking about her behind her back, and the term pit bull was meant as a complimentary description of the way she did her job. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Soon it becomes clear that the task of digging the pit is unending — almost by definition, since it must accommodate the whole (no pun intended) of the future: the pit is a inverted tower of ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dozens of groups such as The Truth About Pit Bulls counter what they call pit bull propagandists with harrowing tales and examples of brutality. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Across from the pit is a stone fire ring in the shape of a pentagram. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Polunsky dungeon is what I call the pit of hopelessness. ❋ Renee (2009)

A female burglary suspect was pursued by the California Highway Patrol last night, weaving through heavy traffic from Van Nuys to San Clemente, after an hour and a half, police performed what they call a pit maneuver -- in other words hitting the suspect's car at a high speed to spin it around. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If you are like most salespeople, you have an intimate knowledge of pits, because you spend the bulk of your prospecting time doing what I call pit polishing. ❋ Bill Good (2008)

I had never been able to go into what they call the pit before, where the footprints of the towers were. ❋ Unknown (2007)

He is as much of what you call a pit bull about his family and his career. ❋ Laura Bradley (2004)

*** : can you hang out today ? =**: umm.. kinda busy unless you wanna hang out at 9 or later *** : No.. we have school tomorow. what are you doing all day? =**: [Drumline]. *** : I didnt know you played drums and stuff =**: [I dont play] " drums and stuff " im in the pit i play 1st [Marimba] 2nd vibe bells xylophone Aux 1 oh and add a cymball roll or 2 to all those parts. *** : uhh.. okay. your crazy. =**: yeah. im in [drumline]. ❋ PitsterxD. (2009)

Hey man, the [Methacton] High School [Pit] is awesome! Look at them play all those [runs]! ❋ Jamminman (2005)

Although [affected] by a Surfer-cum-Latin accent (ex: like for sureikus!) in [the Captain] N: The Game Master cartoon, [Pit] doesn't speak in the video game. ❋ Pitt The Younger (2007)

Look at [the pit] for Anythign Goes. They all rock, excpet that red haired [fill-in] drummer. He cant keep a decent beat. Maybe he [should of] put in an effort to learn the part. ❋ Nonameformees (2006)

1. [The pit] is [part] of the [percussion section]. ❋ Confused Slinky (2007)

When the [suspect] didn't stop, [the police] used a [PIT] to stop him ❋ MichaelR (2006)

[Nazareth] Area High School [Blue eagle] [marching band's] pit percussion is the BEST! ❋ Kreeta (2004)

Having [someone] down [in the pit] doing the sutures. ❋ Basket1006 (2007)

To Ann Coulter "A [phit]! Mharbhainn tu, a shiùrsaich na [Galla]!" ("Fuck! I could kill you, you fucking whore!") Tha [Dr. Laura] 'na pit na Galla. (Dr. Laura is a fucking cunt.) ❋ Lorelili (2006)

[Shit], did you see [the pit] at [finals]? They were amazing! Yeah, our pit is awesome. ❋ ThatButler, Sexy. (2015)

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