Definition of "Pit" :

noun: a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

noun: lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers

noun: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

"A British term for quarry' is stone pit'."

noun: a trap in the form of a concealed hole

noun: (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled

noun: (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on

noun: an enclosure in which animals are made to fight

noun: (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment

"A demon from the depths of the pit."

noun: a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

"They dug a pit to bury the body."

noun: the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed

noun: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

verb: remove the pits from

"Pit plums and cherries."

verb: set into opposition or rivalry

"Pit a chess player against the Russian champion."

verb: mark with a scar