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pit
Overview of noun pit
The noun pit has 8 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) pit, cavity -- (a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body")
2. pit, fossa -- (a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression))
3. stone, pit, endocarp -- (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")
4. Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit -- ((Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit")
5. pit, pitfall -- (a trap in the form of a concealed hole)
6. pit, quarry, stone pit -- (a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'")
7. orchestra pit, pit -- (lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers)
8. colliery, pit -- (a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it)
Overview of verb pit
The verb pit has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) pit, oppose, match, play off -- (set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other")
2. scar, mark, pock, pit -- (mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently")
3. pit, stone -- (remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pit
8 senses of pit
Sense 1
pit, cavity
=> hole, hollow
=> natural depression, depression
=> geological formation, formation
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
pit, fossa
=> concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
=> solid
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
stone, pit, endocarp
=> pericarp, seed vessel
=> covering, natural covering, cover
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit
=> imaginary place, mythical place, fictitious place
=> imagination, imaginativeness, vision
=> creativity, creativeness, creative thinking
=> ability, power
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
pit, pitfall
=> trap
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
pit, quarry, stone pit
=> excavation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 7
orchestra pit, pit
=> area
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 8
colliery, pit
=> workplace, work
=> geographic point, geographical point
=> point
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun pit
5 of 8 senses of pit
Sense 1
pit, cavity
=> barbecue pit
=> borrow pit
=> divot
=> fire pit
=> quicksand
=> sandpit
=> sawpit
=> tar pit
Sense 2
pit, fossa
=> glenoid fossa, glenoid cavity
=> glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa
=> pit of the stomach, epigastric fossa
Sense 3
stone, pit, endocarp
=> peach pit
=> cherry stone
Sense 4
Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit
=> Gehenna, Tartarus
=> hellfire, red region
Sense 6
pit, quarry, stone pit
=> chalkpit, chalk pit
=> gravel pit
=> trou-de-loup
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pit
8 senses of pit
Sense 1
pit, cavity
=> hole, hollow
Sense 2
pit, fossa
=> concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
=> cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
Sense 3
stone, pit, endocarp
=> pericarp, seed vessel
Sense 4
Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit
=> imaginary place, mythical place, fictitious place
Sense 5
pit, pitfall
=> trap
Sense 6
pit, quarry, stone pit
=> excavation
Sense 7
orchestra pit, pit
=> area
Sense 8
colliery, pit
=> workplace, work
Antonyms of noun pit
Member Holonyms of noun pit
Substance Holonyms of noun pit
Part Holonyms of noun pit
1 of 8 senses of pit
Sense 7
orchestra pit, pit
PART OF: theater, theatre, house
Member Meronyms of noun pit
Substance Meronyms of noun pit
Part Meronyms of noun pit
1 of 8 senses of pit
Sense 8
colliery, pit
HAS PART: coal mine, coalpit
HAS PART: mine
Meronyms of noun pit
1 of 8 senses of pit
Sense 8
colliery, pit
HAS PART: coal mine, coalpit
HAS PART: mine
Holonyms of noun pit
1 of 8 senses of pit
Sense 7
orchestra pit, pit
PART OF: theater, theatre, house
Attributes of noun pit
Derived Forms of noun pit
2 of 8 senses of pit
Sense 2
pit, fossa
RELATED TO>(verb) pit#2
=> scar, mark, pock, pit
Sense 3
stone, pit, endocarp
RELATED TO>(verb) pit#3
=> pit, stone
Domain of noun pit
1 of 8 senses of pit
Sense 4
Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit
TOPIC>(noun) Christianity#1, Christian religion#1
Domain Terms of noun pit
Familiarity of noun pit
pit used as a noun is common (polysemy count =8)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun pit
8 senses of pit
Sense 1
pit, cavity
> hole, hollow
=> burrow, tunnel
=> gopher hole
=> kettle hole, kettle
=> pit, cavity
=> pothole, chuckhole
=> rabbit burrow, rabbit hole
=> wormhole
Sense 2
pit, fossa
> concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
=> dome
=> pit, fossa
=> recess, recession, niche, corner
=> bowl, trough
=> scoop, pocket
=> depression, impression, imprint
=> cup
=> indentation, indenture
> cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
=> blastocoel, blastocoele, blastocele, segmentation cavity, cleavage cavity
=> archenteron
=> sinus
=> locule, loculus
=> lumen
=> socket
=> pulp cavity
=> eye socket, orbit, cranial orbit, orbital cavity
=> buccal cavity
=> antrum
=> vestibule
=> mediastinum
=> middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum
=> pleural cavity
=> chamber
=> cranial cavity, intracranial cavity
=> amniotic cavity
=> peritoneal cavity, greater peritoneal sac
=> bursa omentalis, omental bursa, lesser peritoneal cavity
=> pericardial cavity, pericardial space
=> vacuole
=> ventricle
=> sac
=> uterine cavity
=> nasal cavity
=> nasopharynx
=> oropharynx
=> laryngopharynx
=> cecum, caecum, blind gut
=> tubular cavity
=> armpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa
=> chest cavity, thoracic cavity
=> abdominal cavity, abdomen
=> pelvis, renal pelvis
=> pelvic cavity
=> celom, coelom, celoma
=> pit, fossa
Sense 3
stone, pit, endocarp
> pericarp, seed vessel
=> epicarp, exocarp
=> mesocarp
=> stone, pit, endocarp
=> capsule
=> bur, burr
Sense 4
Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit
> imaginary place, mythical place, fictitious place
=> afterworld
=> Annwfn, Annwn
=> Asgard
=> Atlantis
=> Brobdingnag
=> cloud-cuckoo-land
=> Cockaigne
=> El Dorado, eldorado
=> fairyland, faerie, faery
=> Heaven
=> Elysium
=> Hel, Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld
=> Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit
=> Houyhnhnms
=> Laputa
=> Lilliput
=> limbo
=> limbo
=> Midgard
=> never-never land, dreamland, dreamworld
=> purgatory
=> Ruritania
=> spirit world
=> Utopia, Zion, Sion
=> wonderland
Sense 5
pit, pitfall
> trap
=> flytrap
=> lobster pot
=> mantrap
=> mousetrap
=> net
=> pit, pitfall
=> pound net
=> rattrap
=> snare, gin, noose
=> steel trap
=> web, entanglement
Sense 6
pit, quarry, stone pit
> excavation
=> bore, bore-hole, drill hole
=> delf
=> diggings, digs
=> ditch
=> mine
=> mineshaft
=> pit, quarry, stone pit
=> pool
=> root cellar, cellar
=> well
=> working, workings
Sense 7
orchestra pit, pit
> area
=> aisle
=> auditorium
=> baggage claim
=> box
=> breakfast area, breakfast nook
=> bullpen
=> chancel, sanctuary, bema
=> choir
=> corner, nook
=> court, courtyard
=> dead-air space
=> dining area
=> goalmouth
=> hideaway, retreat
=> layby, lay-by, pull-off, rest area, rest stop
=> nave
=> orchestra pit, pit
=> panopticon
=> patio, terrace
=> press gallery
=> quad, quadrangle
=> room
=> second balcony, family circle, upper balcony, peanut gallery
=> storage space
=> threshing floor
=> turnaround
Sense 8
colliery, pit
> workplace, work
=> bakery, bakeshop, bakehouse
=> beehive
=> brokerage house, brokerage
=> central, telephone exchange, exchange
=> colliery, pit
=> creamery
=> drill site
=> exchange
=> farm
=> fishery, piscary
=> fish farm
=> forge, smithy
=> gasworks
=> glassworks
=> ironworks
=> job
=> lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory
=> laundry
=> location
=> lumberyard
=> oyster bed, oyster bank, oyster park
=> proving ground
=> ropewalk, rope yard
=> roundhouse
=> shipyard
=> shop floor
=> studio
=> studio
=> tannery
=> test bed
=> waterworks
=> workshop, shop
Meronyms of noun pit
8 senses of pit
=> cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 3
stone, pit, endocarp
=> pericarp, seed vessel
=> covering, natural covering, cover
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit
=> imaginary place, mythical place, fictitious place
=> imagination, imaginativeness, vision
=> creativity, creativeness, creative thinking
HAS PART: divergent thinking, out-of-the-box thinking
Sense 5
pit, pitfall
=> trap
HAS PART: bait, decoy, lure
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 6
pit, quarry, stone pit
=> excavation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 7
orchestra pit, pit
=> area
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 8
colliery, pit
HAS PART: coal mine, coalpit
HAS PART: mine
HAS PART: adit
HAS PART: mineshaft
HAS PART: shaft
=> workplace, work
HAS PART: locker room
HAS PART: cabinet, locker, storage locker
Holonyms of noun pit
1 of 8 senses of pit
Sense 7
orchestra pit, pit
PART OF: theater, theatre, house
Grep of noun pit
american pit bull terrier
armpit
barbecue pit
borrow pit
bully pulpit
cesspit
chalk pit
chalkpit
coalpit
cockpit
fire pit
fleapit
gravel pit
jack-in-the-pulpit
meadow pipit
orchestra pit
peach pit
pipit
pit
pit-run gravel
pit bull terrier
pit of the stomach
pit run
pit stop
pit viper
pita
pitahaya
pitahaya cactus
pitanga
pitch
pitch accent
pitch apple
pitch black
pitch blackness
pitch contour
pitch pine
pitch pipe
pitch shot
pitchblende
pitched battle
pitcher
pitcher's mound
pitcher-plant family
pitcher plant
pitcher sage
pitcherful
pitchfork
pitching
pitching change
pitching coach
pitching wedge
pitchman
pitchstone
pitfall
pith
pith hat
pith helmet
pithead
pithecanthropus
pithecanthropus erectus
pithecellobium
pithecellobium dulce
pithecellodium unguis-cati
pithecia
pithecolobium
pithiness
pitilessness
pitman
pitocin
piton
pitot
pitot-static tube
pitot head
pitot tube
pitprop
pitressin
pitsaw
pitt
pitt the elder
pitt the younger
pitta
pittance
pitter-patter
pittidae
pitting
pittsburgh
pittsburgh of the south
pittsfield
pituitary
pituitary body
pituitary gland
pituophis
pituophis melanoleucus
pity
pitymys
pitymys pinetorum
pityriasis
pityriasis alba
pityriasis rosea
pityrogramma
pityrogramma argentea
pityrogramma calomelanos
pityrogramma calomelanos aureoflava
pityrogramma chrysophylla
plutonium pit
pulpit
sandpit
sawpit
snake pit
spit
stone pit
tar pit
turnspit
Antonyms of verb pit
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pit
3 senses of pit
Sense 1
pit, oppose, match, play off
=> confront, face
=> meet, encounter, play, take on
Sense 2
scar, mark, pock, pit
=> deface, disfigure, blemish
=> mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate
=> damage
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
pit, stone
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pit
1 of 3 senses of pit
Sense 2
scar, mark, pock, pit
=> pockmark
=> cicatrize, cicatrise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pit
3 senses of pit
Sense 1
pit, oppose, match, play off
=> confront, face
Sense 2
scar, mark, pock, pit
=> deface, disfigure, blemish
Sense 3
pit, stone
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw
'Cause To' of verb pit
Derived Forms of verb pit
2 of 3 senses of pit
Sense 2
scar, mark, pock, pit
RELATED TO>(noun) pit#2
=> pit, fossa
RELATED TO>(noun) pitting#1
=> pitting, roughness, indentation
Sense 3
pit, stone
RELATED TO>(noun) pit#3
=> stone, pit, endocarp
Domain of verb pit
Domain Terms of verb pit
Familiarity of verb pit
pit used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb pit
3 senses of pit
Sense 1
pit, oppose, match, play off
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 2
scar, mark, pock, pit
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
pit, stone
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb pit
3 senses of pit
Sense 1
pit, oppose, match, play off
> confront, face
=> front, breast
=> take the bull by the horns
=> pit, oppose, match, play off
Sense 2
scar, mark, pock, pit
> deface, disfigure, blemish
=> maul, mangle
=> scar, mark, pock, pit
Sense 3
pit, stone
> remove, take, take away, withdraw
=> epilate, depilate
=> harvest
=> tip
=> stem
=> extirpate
=> enucleate
=> exenterate
=> enucleate
=> decorticate
=> bail
=> strip, undress, divest, disinvest
=> ablate
=> clean, pick
=> clean
=> winnow
=> unbrace
=> pick
=> clear, clear up
=> muck
=> lift
=> lift
=> lift
=> tear away, tear off
=> take off
=> take away, take out
=> pit, stone
=> seed
=> unhinge
=> shuck
=> hull
=> crumb
=> chip away, chip away at
=> burl
=> knock out
=> scavenge, clean
=> hypophysectomize, hypophysectomise
=> degas
=> husk, shell
=> bur, burr
=> clear off, clear away
=> flick
=> strip, dismantle
=> strip
=> clear
=> defang
=> bone, debone
=> disembowel, eviscerate, draw
=> shell
=> shuck
=> tusk, detusk
=> dehorn
=> scalp
=> weed
=> condense
=> bail out, bale out
=> leach, strip
=> decalcify
=> detoxify, detoxicate
=> de-ionate
=> de-iodinate
=> decarbonize, decarbonise, decarburize, decarburise, decoke
=> delouse
=> ream
=> brush
=> wash, wash out, wash off, wash away
=> desorb
=> pull
=> demineralize, demineralise
=> eliminate
=> expectorate, clear out, drive out
=> defuse
=> dredge
=> wear away, wear off
=> amputate, cut off
=> resect, eviscerate
=> skim, skim off, cream off, cream
=> strip
=> strip
=> scale, descale
=> circumcise
=> undock
=> dig, delve, cut into, turn over
=> excavate, dig, hollow
=> scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up
=> extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out
=> take out
=> unstring
=> string
=> wipe off, wipe away
=> take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off
=> unveil
=> unpack, take out
=> unburden, disburden
=> empty
=> discharge
=> unsaddle, offsaddle
=> shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
=> dislodge, free
=> clean
=> aspirate, draw out, suck out
=> delete, cancel
=> ladle, lade, laden
=> spoon
=> gut
=> head
=> draw off, draw away, pull off
=> clean, strip
=> draw, take out
=> draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out
=> leach
=> draw
=> withdraw, draw, take out, draw off
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb pit
Sense 1
pit, oppose, match, play off
=> confront, face
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Sense 2
scar, mark, pock, pit
=> deface, disfigure, blemish
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Sense 3
pit, stone
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw
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Grep of verb pit
pit
pitch
pitch in
pitch into
pitchfork
pith
pitter-patter
pity
spit
Grep of adj pit
decrepit
pitch-black
pitch-dark
pitched
pitcher-shaped
pitchy
piteous
pithy
pitiable
pitiful
pitiless
pitted
pituitary
pitying
Grep of adv pit
pit-a-pat
piteously
pithily
pitiably
pitifully
pitilessly
pitter-patter
pitty-pat
pitty-patty
pityingly
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