pit out
pit out · pits out · pitted out · pitting out
To leave the pits and go out onto the race trackTo leave the pits and go out onto the race track
» We're down in the pit, cleaning out the muck, and Tom goes traipsing by and waves.
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4 senses(intransitive)To leave the pits and go out onto the race track
(intransitive)To stop working
(intransitive)To show sweat on one's clothes, especially around the armpits.
It was so hot, I was starting to pit out by mid-morning.
(transitive)To make sweaty (of clothes).
At this rate, he was going to pit out his dress shirt, and he didn't have anything to change into before the meeting.
Examples
1 sentencesWe're down in the pit, cleaning out the muck, and Tom goes traipsing by and waves.
Forms
pits out, pitting out, pitted out, pitted out| Base form | pit out · to pit out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pits out |
| Present participle | pitting out |
| Past simple | pitted out |
| Past participle | pitted out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb