Definitions for pitting

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pitting pit·ting

Spelling: [pit-ing]

IPA: /ˈpɪt ɪŋ/

Pitting is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 62 anagrams from letters in pitting (giinptt).

Definitions for pitting

noun

1. the act or operation of digging a pit or pits.
2. the act or operation of placing in a pit or pits.
3. arranging or staging cockfights.
4. the act of removing a pit or pits.
5. a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
6. a covered or concealed excavation in the ground, serving as a trap.
7. Mining. an excavation made in exploring for or removing a mineral deposit, as by open-cut methods. the shaft of a coal mine. the mine itself.
8. the abode of evil spirits and lost souls; hell:
9. the pits, Slang. an extremely unpleasant, boring, or depressing place, condition, person, etc.; the absolute worst:
10. a hollow or indentation in a surface:
11. a natural hollow or depression in the body:
12. pits, Informal. the armpits:
13. a small, depressed scar, as one of those left on the skin after smallpox or chicken pox.
14. an enclosure, usually below the level of the spectators, as for staging fights between dogs, cocks, or, formerly, bears.
15. (in a commodity exchange) a part of the floor of the exchange where trading in a particular commodity takes place:
16. Architecture. all that part of the main floor of a theater behind the musicians. British. the main floor of a theater behind the stalls. orchestra (def 2a).
17. (in a hoistway) a space below the level of the lowest floor served.
18. Auto Racing. an area at the side of a track, for servicing and refueling the cars.
19. Bowling. the sunken area of a bowling alley behind the pins, for the placement or recovery of pins that have been knocked down.
20. Track. the area forward of the takeoff point in a jumping event, as the broad jump or pole vault, that is filled with sawdust or soft earth to lessen the force of the jumper's landing.
21. the area or room of a casino containing gambling tables.
22. the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.

verb (used with object)

1. to mark or indent with pits or depressions:
2. to scar with pockmarks:
3. to place or bury in a pit, as for storage.
4. to set in opposition or combat, as one against another.
5. to put (animals) in a pit or enclosure for fighting.
6. to remove the pit from (a fruit or fruits):

verb (used without object)

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

Origin of pitting

First recorded in 1655-65; pit¹ + -ing¹

Examples for pitting

The real contest was for second place, pitting Ron Paul against Newt Gingrich.

Perhaps the closest Senate race in the United States is the one pitting Bruce Braley against Joni Ernst in Iowa.

By 2006 Al-Qaeda in Iraq had plunged the country into civil war, pitting Shia against Sunni.

We determine which is the faster horse by pitting one against the other in a race.

After breakfast I had the explanation with pitting and paid him.

Howard Kurtz examines the nasty narratives, pitting Mr. Ineffectual against Mr. Moneybags.

So were cherries, dried in exactly the same manner, after pitting.

He was pitting himself like the gambler against the final throw.

And they will insist on pitting their years against our brains all over the field.

Nothing puts nerds to the test more than pitting one sci-fi/fantasy series against another.