[pɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large hole in the ground

- a hollow or indentation in a surface

- an area at the side of a track where racing cars are serviced and refuelled
(e.g: he had a flat tyre when he came into the pits)

- an orchestra pit

- a part of the floor of a stock exchange in which a particular stock or commodity is traded
(e.g: pooled commodity funds liquidated positions in the corn and soybean pits)

- an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
(e.g: a bear pit)

- a person's bed

- a person's armpit


Phrases:
- be the pits
- dig a pit for
- the pit of one's stomach

Origin:
Old English pytt, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch put and German Pfütze, based on Latin puteus ‘well, shaft’

[pɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- set someone or something in conflict or competition with
(e.g: you'll get the chance to pit your wits against the world champions)

- make a hollow or indentation in the surface of
(e.g: rain poured down, pitting the bare earth)

- drive a racing car into the pits for fuel or maintenance
(e.g: he pitted on lap 36 with sudden engine trouble)


Phrases:
- be the pits
- dig a pit for
- the pit of one's stomach

Origin:
Old English pytt, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch put and German Pfütze, based on Latin puteus ‘well, shaft’

[pɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the stone of a fruit
(e.g: the key to grilling peaches is to cut them in half and remove the pits)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: apparently from Dutch; related to pith

[pɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- remove the pit from (fruit)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: apparently from Dutch; related to pith