pit

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

   Exposure to acid rain pitted the metal.

   zernarben, zerfurchen, anfressen

   remove the pits from

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

   gegeneinander antreten lassen, miteinander kämpfen lassen, gegeneinander kämpfen lassen

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

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

   aneinander messen, entgegen setzen, gegenüber treten

   set into opposition or rivalry

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

   an die Box fahren, Boxenstopp machen, Boxenstopp einlegen

5. (transitive)To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.

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

   aussteinen, entsteinen, entkernen

6. To use the PIT maneuver, especially during a car chase.

1. He fell into the bottomless pit.

   Він упав до бездонної ями. — uaspeaker

   ruОн упал в бездонную яму. — Hellerick

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2. Tom jumped down into the pit.

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3. Most people think that pit bulls are dangerous.

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4. Tom had a queasy feeling in the pit of his stomach.

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5. We pitted cherries for the pie.

   ruМы вынимали косточки из вишен для пирога. — sharptoothed

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regular · Lesson

• pit outTo leave the pits and go out onto the race track
• pit againstTo set in opposition to someone or something else.