The meaning of PIT is a hole, shaft, or cavity in the ground. How to use pit in a sentence.

Define pits. pits synonyms, pits pronunciation, pits translation, English dictionary definition of pits. n. 1. A natural or artificial hole or cavity in the ground.

Definition of pit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A pit is a coal mine. It was a better community then when all the pits were working.

PIT definition: 1. a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface: 2. a coal mine or an area of…. Learn more.

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Slang Terms the pits, an extremely unpleasant, boring, or depressing place, condition, person, etc.; the absolute worst: When you're alone, Christmas is the pits.

Jan 3, 2026 · pit (third-person singular simple present pits, present participle pitting, simple past and past participle pitted) (transitive) To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.

pitted, pitting to become marked with pits or depressions. (of body tissue) to retain temporarily a mark of pressure, as by a finger, instrument, etc.

The car's door was covered with pits and scratches. The boy had pits [= pockmarks] on his face.