pit

Sense 1 noun

a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

they dug a pit to bury the body

Sense 2 verb

set into opposition or rivalry

let them match their best athletes against ours

Sense 3 noun

a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

Sense 4 verb

mark with a scar

The skin disease scarred his face permanently

Sense 5 noun

the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed

you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking

Sense 6 verb

remove the pits from

pit plums and cherries

Sense 7 noun

(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment

Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell

Sense 8 noun

an enclosure in which animals are made to fight

Sense 9 noun

(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on

Sense 10 noun

(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled

Sense 11 noun

a trap in the form of a concealed hole

Sense 12 noun

a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'

Sense 13 noun

lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers

Sense 14 noun

a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it