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pit1 [pɪt] N

1. pit (sizeable depression in ground):

pit

3. pit TECH (hollow, depression):

pit

4. pit (mine):

pit
pit

Phrases:

to be the pits inf

I . pit2 <-tt-> [pɪt] Am N

II . pit2 <-tt-> [pɪt] Am VB trans

Usage examples with pits

to be the pits inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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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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There are two campsites on the trail which have privies, fire pits, food storage bins, firewood, picnic tables and plenty of space for tents.
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It had a dirt skin infield on the basepaths for baseball through 1972, until converted to sliding pits at the bases for 1973.
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There is also hot pits for 38 cars, 105 polished cement pit stalls, and a 10acre m2 campground with elevated motor home parking.
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Screams and groans were coming from the pits.
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In the 1870s, three coal pits were opened and almost 500 miners were employed.
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In those outcroppings researchers could find pottery shards, primitive metal smelting pits, and other archeological detritus.
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It is characterized by hearths and cooking pits, but no dwelling structures have been identified.
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