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Meaning of pitted

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

pitted

verb

Definitions

  1. To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.

    Example: Exposure to acid rain pitted the metal.

  2. To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.

  3. To bring (something) into opposition with something else.

    Example: Are you ready to pit your wits against one of the world's greatest puzzles?

  4. To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.

verb

Definitions

  1. To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.

    Example: One must pit a peach to make it ready for a pie.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having a surface marked by pits; pockmarked or alveolate

  2. (of fruit) Having had the pits removed

  3. (of a maintenance area) Provided with one or more inspection pits.