Meaning & use
pit
A hard stone found at the center of certain fruits, or a large hole dug in the ground.
See it in a sentence
Be careful not to bite down on the pit hidden inside the peach.
Workers dug a deep pit to lay the foundation for the new building.
A note on using this word
In American English, pit refers to a fruit stone, while British English typically uses stone for the same thing.
Words with a similar meaning
stonehole
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To set two people or things against each other in competition.
The tournament pitted the two rival teams against each other in the final.
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