definition of
pit

[1] #1 pit n. [cavity] a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body". wn

[2] #2 pit v. [oppose, match, play off] set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other". wn

[3] #3 pit v. [scar, mark, pock] mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently". wn

[4] #4 pit n. [fossa] a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression). wn

[5] #5 pit v. [stone] remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries". wn