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Added 8 October 2026

pit

/pɪt/ noun

In Latin: fovea, puteus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pit at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A sizeable hole (usually in the ground).
they dug a pit to bury the body
A concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression).
The hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed.
you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking

verb

Set into opposition or rivalry.
let them match their best athletes against ours
Mark with a scar.
The skin disease scarred his face permanently
Remove the pits from.
pit plums and cherries

Origin

From Middle English pit, pet, püt, from Old English pytt, from Proto-West Germanic *puti, from Latin puteus (“trench, pit, well”), although there are phonetic difficulties.

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