fruit pit

fruit pit
noun

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pit — Ⅰ. pit [1] ► NOUN 1) a large hole in the ground. 2) a mine or excavation for coal, chalk, etc. 3) a hollow or indentation in a surface. 4) a sunken area in a workshop floor allowing access to a car s underside. 5) an area at the side of a track… …   English terms dictionary

  • Fruit (slang) — Fruit and Fruit cake (as well as many variations) are slang Sexual s te. dyke.cite web first=Danny title=Strange Fruit publisher=Nighttours.com date=2007 url =http://www.nighttours.nl/amsterdam/gayguide/strange fruit.php accessdate=2007 11 15]… …   Wikipedia

  • pit — ☆ pit1 [pit ] n. [Du < MDu pitte, akin to PITH] the hard stone, as of the plum, peach, or cherry, which contains the seed vt. pitted, pitting to remove the pit from (a fruit) pit2 [pit] n. [ME < OE pytt < early WGmc & NGmc * puttia (> …   English World dictionary

  • pit — pit1 [ pıt ] noun count ** ▸ 1 hole in ground ▸ 2 place for people/animals ▸ 3 seed in fruit ▸ 4 armpit ▸ 5 hollow mark on surface ▸ 6 extremely messy place ▸ 7 bad state ▸ 8 at the race track ▸ 9 something bad ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a very large hole… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pit — pit1 [pıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hole)¦ 2¦(mine)¦ 3¦(mark)¦ 4¦(untidy place)¦ 5 be the pits 6 in/at the pit of your stomach 7¦(car racing)¦ 8¦(in a theatre)¦ 9¦(in a garage)¦ 10 a/the pit of something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pit — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a usu. large deep hole in the ground. b a hole made in digging for industrial purposes, esp. for coal (chalk pit; gravel pit). c a covered hole as a trap for esp. wild animals. 2 a an indentation left after smallpox, acne, etc.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pit — I UK [pɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms pit : singular pit plural pits ** 1) a hole that you dig in the ground to put something in it a barbecue pit a) a mine under the ground, especially a coal mine My father worked down the pit. b) a very… …   English dictionary

  • pit — I [[t]pɪt[/t]] n. v. pit•ted, pit•ting 1) a hole or cavity in the ground 2) a covered or concealed excavation in the ground, serving as a trap 3) min a) an excavation made in exploring for or removing a mineral deposit, as by open cut methods b)… …   From formal English to slang

  • pit — pit1 /pit/, n., v., pitted, pitting. n. 1. a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground: pits caused by erosion; clay pits. 2. a covered or concealed excavation in the ground, serving as a trap. 3. Mining. a. an excavation made in …   Universalium

  • pit — I. /pɪt / (say pit) noun 1. a hole or cavity in the ground. 2. a covered or concealed excavation in the ground to serve as a trap; pitfall. 3. Mining a. an excavation made in digging for some mineral deposit. b. the shaft of a coalmine. c. the… …  

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