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pit1 [pɪt] N

1. pit (sizeable depression in ground):

pit
я́ма f

3. pit TECH (hollow, depression):

pit
углубле́ние nt

4. pit (mine):

pit
ша́хта f
pit
рудни́к m

I . pit2 <-tt-> [pɪt] Am N

II . pit2 <-tt-> [pɪt] Am VB trans

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gravel-pit N

orchestra pit N

pit bull N

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

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

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The competition pitted contestants against their own fears, as some have a phobia of water or even swim.
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In living plants, pitted tracheids do not appear in development until the maturation of the "metaxylem" (following the "protoxylem").
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The track began to dry and everyone pitted.
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Some are smooth, others pitted with tiny pockmarks.
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The amendment resolved a protracted and contentious legal dispute that had pitted the states jurisdictional powers against private ownership rights.
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Rabid hounds are pitted against each other, and carnivorous fish munch on polluted flotsam and jetsam.
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A recent training class pitted six officers against a carjacker.
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The controversy pitted individual loggers and small sawmill owners against environmentalists.
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These incidents were particularly nefarious because their vigilante nature was outside the command and control of either side and often pitted neighbor against neighbor.
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Adults have a pitted, grooved carapace that resembles the rough texture of water-logged drift wood.
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