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Results for: "pit"

Translating from English to Polish

Translations:

pit — hole in the ground
→ dół m/inan
→ jama f
pit — seed or stone inside a fruit
→ pestka f
→ jądro

More translations:

pit
→ dół
pit
→ kopalnia
pit
→ boks
pit
→ wystawiać do pojedynku
pit
→ pestka
pit
→ drelować

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (11)

1. a sizeable hole (usually in the ground);
- Example: "they dug a pit to bury the body"
[syn: pit, cavity]

2. a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression);
[syn: pit, fossa]

3. the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed;
- Example: "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking"
[syn: stone, pit, endocarp]

4. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment;
- Example: "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton
- Example: "a demon from the depths of the pit"
- Example: "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson
[syn: Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit]

5. an enclosure in which animals are made to fight;

6. (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on;

7. (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled;

8. a trap in the form of a concealed hole;
[syn: pit, pitfall]

9. a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate;
- Example: "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'";
[syn: pit, quarry, stone pit]

10. lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers;
[syn: orchestra pit, pit]

11. a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it;
[syn: colliery, pit]


VERB (3)

1. set into opposition or rivalry;
- Example: "let them match their best athletes against ours"
- Example: "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"
- Example: "He plays his two children off against each other"
[syn: pit, oppose, match, play off]

2. mark with a scar;
- Example: "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
[syn: scar, mark, pock, pit]

3. remove the pits from;
- Example: "pit plums and cherries"
[syn: pit, stone]