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I . pit1 [pɪt] N

1. pit (hole):

pit
dół m

2. pit MIN:

pit

3. pit TECH:

pit

4. pit (scar):

pit

5. pit (mine):

pit

6. pit (in garage):

pit
kanał m

7. pit fig (hell):

pit
piekło nt

8. pit (untidy place):

pit
nora f

9. pit:

pits pl (in car races)
boks m
pits pl (in car races)

10. pit AM ANAT:

pit inf
pacha f

Phrases:

to be the pits esp AM inf

I . pit2 [pɪt] AM N (stone)

II . pit2 <-tt-> [pɪt] AM VB trans

coal pit N

coal pit → coal mine

See also coal mine

coal mine N

gravel-pit N

orchestra pit N

I . pit-a-pat [ˌpɪtəˈpæt, Am ˌpɪt̬ə-] ADV

II . pit-a-pat [ˌpɪtəˈpæt, Am ˌpɪt̬ə-] N

Usage examples with pits

pits pl (in car races)
to be the pits esp AM inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Gem pits common site in the surrounding area.
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The game includes seven diverse levels requiring the player to navigate lava pits, geysers, spike pits, and floating platforms.
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Wastes generated during these operations were stored in four raffinate pits located on the plant property.
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Thunderclouds were forming ominously and the cars were returned to the pits to change to wet tyres.
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Silage pits and clamps are covered with plastic sheets, while bales are wrapped in plastic stretch-film in order to store the forage under air-free conditions.
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The entire servant's quarters were put underground into cellars, lit only by windows at the bottom of grated pits.
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The primitive mining techniques, and limited ability to pump out water meant many pits had short lifespans.
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In the 1870s, three coal pits were opened and almost 500 miners were employed.
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Screams and groans were coming from the pits.
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Reindeer hunters dug systems of pits to catch their pray and these can still be seen.
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