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PIT

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There are 20 entries related to PIT in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary.


1. What does PIT mean?
pronunciation
This has several meanings (8 senses as a noun, 3 senses as a verb). In its most usual sense, it's a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

2. What does PIT RUN mean?
pronunciation
Gravel as found in natural deposits

3. What does TAR PIT mean?
pronunciation
It's a natural accumulation of bitumens at the surface of the earth; often acts as a trap for animals whose bones are thus preserved

4. What does FIRE PIT mean?
pronunciation
It's a pit whose floor is incandescent lava

5. What does PIT STOP mean?
pronunciation
This hasn't just one meaning; primarily, it's a stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshment

6. What does CHALK PIT mean?
pronunciation
It's a quarry for chalk

7. What does PEACH PIT mean?
pronunciation
The stone seed of a peach

8. What does PIT VIPER mean?
pronunciation
New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head

9. What does PIT-A-PAT mean?
pronunciation
As of footsteps (this entry has two senses; see the dictionary for the second meaning).

10. What does SNAKE PIT mean?
pronunciation
Any place of pain and turmoil (this entry has two senses; see the dictionary for the second meaning).

11. What does STONE PIT mean?
pronunciation
It's a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

12. What does BORROW PIT mean?
pronunciation
It's a pit created to provide earth that can be used as fill at another site

13. What does GRAVEL PIT mean?
pronunciation
It's a quarry for gravel

14. What does BARBECUE PIT mean?
pronunciation
It's a pit where wood or charcoal is burned to make a bed of hot coals suitable for barbecuing meat

15. What does ORCHESTRA PIT mean?
pronunciation
Lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers

16. What does PLUTONIUM PIT mean?
pronunciation
It's a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives

17. What does PIT-RUN GRAVEL mean?
pronunciation
Gravel as found in natural deposits

18. What does PIT BULL TERRIER mean?
pronunciation
American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat

19. What does PIT OF THE STOMACH mean?
pronunciation
It's a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)

20. What does AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER mean?
pronunciation
American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat


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