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pit noun

  /pɪt/ , [pʰɪʔt]
  • (Northern US) A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
 nocciolo, osso

pit noun

  /pɪt/ , [pʰɪʔt]
  • Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.
 fossa, buca, buco
  • (motor racing) An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
 box

pit verb

  /pɪt/ , [pʰɪʔt]
  • (transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
 snocciolare, denocciolare
orchestra pit
golfo mistico, buca d'orchestra, fossa d'orchestra
money pit
burrone
bottomless pit
pozzo senza fondo
grease pit
fossa da visita
he who digs a pit for others falls in himself
chi scava la fossa agli altri, vi cade dentro egli stesso
cockfighting pit
gallodromo
gravel pit
cava di ghiaia
ball pit
piscina di palline
pit viper
crotalino
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