Synonym: cavity, crater, hole, hollow. Similar words: spit, spite, pitch, capita, pitcher, capital, despite, jupiter. Meaning: [pɪt] 
n. 1. a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) 2. a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) 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 4. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment 5. a trap in the form of a concealed hole 6. a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate 7. lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers 8. a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it. v. 1. set into opposition or rivalry 2. mark with a scar 3. remove the pits from.
n. 1. a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) 2. a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) 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 4. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment 5. a trap in the form of a concealed hole 6. a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate 7. lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers 8. a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it. v. 1. set into opposition or rivalry 2. mark with a scar 3. remove the pits from. 
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31. The sides of the pit fell in and buried Tom and Dick.
32. He has to pit his wits against an adversary who is cool, clever and cunning.
33. Pit ponies were used in most mines at the turn of the last century.
34. Other areas are to lose aid so that money can be reallocated to towns devastated by pit closures.
35. The unions fought hard against the government's programme of pit closures.
36. He had a sudden sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach.
37. There isn't a bottomless pit of money for public spending.
38. I had a funny feeling in the pit of my stomach.
39. Eric lost his footing and began to slide into the pit.
40. The government does not have a bottomless pit of money to spend on public services.
41. Celebrity teams pit their wits against each other in this lively quiz show.
42. The debate will pit the industrial North against developing countries in the South.
43. I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach that something terrible was going to happen.
44. We'll be pouring money into a bottomless pit if we try to keep that factory open.
45. The men had to pit themselves against the forces of nature.
46. Dad first went down the pit when he was 15 years old.
47. I got a sick feeling/a knot in the pit of my stomach when the news of the attack was announced.
48. Just thinking about the future plunged her into a pit of despair .
49. This area of former farmland was worked as a gravel pit until 1964.
50. There was a low protecting wall to knock down the heat blasting from the pit of the furnace.
51. It's a bleak look - out for the coal industry as the number of pit closures increases.
52. The problem is we don't have a bottomless pit of resources.
53. A gold mine is not a bottomless pit,(http://sentencedict.com/pit.html) the gold runs out.
54. Do you own a pit bull?
55. The U.S. is not a bottomless pit of aid money.
56. The dockside coal depot will be the focal point of a demonstration against imports and pit closures tomorrow.
57. Her sleep was black and absolute, as if she had been dropped into a bottomless pit.
58. Occupancy at Pontins dropped 13% and bookings dipped after pit closures were announced.
59. The chalk pit itself is potentially a valuable habitat and adds yet one more facet to this lovely stretch of land.
60. The pit, immediately inside the door, received her, dahlias and all.