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    [Noun]  | "pit" | \ ˈpit \


    1: a hole, shaft, or cavity in the ground

    2: mine

    3: a scooped-out place used for burning something (such as charcoal)


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English pytt (akin to Old High German pfuzzi well), from Latin puteus well, pit;

    [Noun]  | "pit" 


    1: the stone of a drupaceous fruit


    Origin: 1803 ;

     Dutch, from Middle Dutch {mat|pith|};

    [Noun]  | "pit-a-pat" | \ ˌpit-i-ˈpat \


    1: pitter-patter


    Origin: 1582 ;

     Imitative;

    [Noun]  | "pit boss" 


    1: a person who supervises the gaming tables in a casino


    Origin: 1939 ;

    [Noun]  | "pit bull" 


    1: a muscular, short-haired, stocky dog (such as an American pit bull terrier or American Staffordshire terrier) of any of several breeds or a hybrid with one or more of these breeds that was originally developed for fighting and is noted for strength, stamina, and tenacity

    2: an aggressive and tenacious person


    Origin: 1927 ;

    [Noun]  | "pit saw" 


    1: a handsaw worked by two persons one of whom stands on or above the log being sawed into planks and the other below it usually in a pit


    Origin: 1678 ;

    [Noun]  | "pit stop" 


    1: a stop at the pits during an automobile race

    2: a stop (as during a trip) for fuel, food, or rest or for use of a restroom

    3: a temporary deviation from a direct or usual course


    Origin: 1915 ;

    [Verb]  | "pit" 


    1: to place, cast, bury, or store in a pit

    2: to make pits in; especially : to scar or mark with pits

    3: to set (fighting birds, such as gamecocks) into or as if into a pit to fight


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Verb]  | "pit" 


    1: to remove the pit from (a fruit)


    Origin: 1879 ;

    [Geographical name]  | "Pit" | \ ˈpit \


    1: river in northern California flowing southwest into the Sacramento River

    [Verb]  | "pit" 


    1: as in dent;




    [Verb]  | "pit-a-pat" 


    1: to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner;


      * e.g., " ... her heart pit-a-patted with surprise "



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    [Verb]  | "pit-a-patted" 


    1: to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner;


      * e.g., " ... her heart pit-a-patted with surprise "



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    [Verb]  | "pit-a-pats" 


    1: to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner;


      * e.g., " ... her heart pit-a-patted with surprise "



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    [Verb]  | "pit-a-patting" 


    1: to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner;


      * e.g., " ... her heart pit-a-patted with surprise "



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    [Noun]  | "pit" 


    1: a sunken area forming a separate space;


      * e.g., " ... removal of the tree stump left a gaping pit in the yard "





    [Noun]  | "pit bull" 


    1: an aggressive and fiercely determined person;


      * e.g., " ... a pit bull who won't let anyone stand in her way to the top of the corporate ladder "





    [Noun]  | "pit bulls" 


    1: an aggressive and fiercely determined person;


      * e.g., " ... a pit bull who won't let anyone stand in her way to the top of the corporate ladder "





     [ "pit" ]

    1: Part of the drumline in a marching band.

      * e.g.,  ... *** : can you hang out today ? 


     [ "pit" ]

    2: Not incompetent in comparison to those on the field. People with the hardest music. People putting in more hours than are in a week for rehersal. The only ones with the excuse " i havent GOTTEN the music yet " when asked if its memorized beacuse the drumline instructor is still writing it. Part of the band that could march but would rather play insturments that are too large to lift on there own. Carts are used in getting there equitment on the field. Electronics cart requires cords and 1000 extension cords to be plugged in. The closest people in the band. The family with the most creepy incest akward disfunctial problems. Those that " have a life " beacuse they call drumline there life. A group that gives up all there time but aproxamently 3 or 4 weeks of the year.

      * e.g.,  ... =**: umm.. kinda busy unless you wanna hang out at 9 or later 

     [ "pit" ]

    1: amazing percussion in the front of a marching band or drum corps... plays mallet instruments and any other percussion imaginable. absolutely amazing. formally known as the 'front-ensemble'.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey man, the Methacton High School Pit is awesome! Look at them play all those runs! 

     [ "pit" ]

    1: Pit: The main protagonist of the NES game, "Kid Icarus". Born a human, he died after ingesting chlorox, became an Angel and was trapped in the underworld (i'm not making this up, people..let's all give a warm round of applause to the nintento copywriters for their *brilliant* work). Queen Palutena, ruler of Angel Land, contacted Pit to find the 3 sacred treasures stolen by Medussa. Eventually,(after 12 hellishly hard levels), he puts an arrow through Medusa and saves Queen Palutena.

      * e.g.,  ... Although affected by a Surfer-cum-Latin accent (ex: like for sureikus!) in the Captain N: The Game Master cartoon, Pit doesn't speak in the video game.  


     [ "pit" ]

    2: For reference, there were 3 endings: 1) Pit grows into a man 2) Pit and Palutena kiss and 3) Pit grows large wings and leaves the underworld

     [ "pit" ]

    1: The area below the stage where the orchestra sits for a musical. Or, just the another name for the orchestra itself.

      * e.g.,  ... Look at the pit for Anythign Goes. They all rock, excpet that red haired fill-in drummer. He cant keep a decent beat. Maybe he should of put in an effort to learn the part. 

     [ "pit" ]

    1:  A group of percussionists who play mallet and other instruments that are not played by the durmline. They play in the front of the marching band at football games and in band festivals. Players do not march except in parades and when approaching instraments from across the feild. Also known as Front Ensamble or Percussion Front.

      * e.g.,  ...  The pit is part of the percussion section.  


     [ "pit" ]

    2:  The most amazing people you'll ever meet.

     [ "pit" ]

    1: A police maneuver in which an officer puts the front quarter panel of his crusier next to the back quarter panel of the suspect and pushes aganist it. This causes the suspect to go into an uncontrollable spin.

      * e.g.,  ... When the suspect didn't stop, the police used a PIT to stop him 

     [ "pit" ]

    1: A very talented group of percussionists in a marching band who play the auxillary and especially mallet keyboards. Might i add... we kick booty.

      * e.g.,  ... Nazareth Area High School Blue eagle marching band's pit percussion is the BEST! 

     [ "pit" ]

    1: It means ER(Emergency Room).

      * e.g.,  ... Having someone down in the pit doing the sutures. 

     [ "pit" ]

    1: A Scottish Gaelic noun meaning "(a) vulva". This word is an obvious explitive, but is not always used to be insulting.

      * e.g.,  ... To Ann Coulter "A phit! Mharbhainn tu, a shiùrsaich na Galla!" 


     [ "pit" ]

    2: Also see ròmag, faighean, duille, truiteag, and geobag.

      * e.g.,  ... ("Fuck! I could kill you, you fucking whore!") 

     [ "pit" ]

    1: The part of the marching band that gets the most shit for not marching. Preferably the front ensemble, a group of mallet playing, cymbal hitting, triangle tapping, badass motherfuckers.

      * e.g.,  ... Shit, did you see the pit at finals? They were amazing! 

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