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  2. 1 the exact top (top dead centre) or bottom (bottom dead centre) of the piston stroke in a reciprocating engine or pump 2 a pointed rod mounted in the tailstock of a lathe to support a workpiece , (Also called) dead point

  3. What does the verb pit mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb pit. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. pit has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. agriculture (Middle English) medicine (Middle English) civil engineering (Middle English) sport (mid 1700s) motor racing (1960s)

  4. a large hole in the ground, or a hollow in any surface: The trash had been buried in a six-foot-deep pit. a fire pit. A pit is also the area in the front of a theater where the musicians perform. The pit of your stomach. The pit of your stomach is the center of your body, where you feel esp. fear and anxiety:

  5. 1. countable noun. A pit is a coal mine. It was a better community then when all the pits were working. 2. countable noun. A pit is a large hole that is dug in the ground. Eric lost his footing and began to slide into the pit. Synonyms: hole, gulf, depression, hollow More Synonyms of pit. 3. countable noun.

  6. Something far worse than he lay hidden in the depths of the pit. A scream of grief, of terror, of something more unbearable than both, welled up from the pit of Jane's being. Hell.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  7. noun. definition 1: a comparatively wide and deep hole dug or existing in the ground. a gravel pit. synonyms: cavity, excavation, hole. similar words: abyss, chasm, chuckhole, crater, ditch, foxhole, hollow, pothole, quarry, trench. definition 2: such a hole disguised to serve as a trap for animals or people.

  8. the dead pit translation in English - English Reverso dictionary, see also 'dread, deaden, deadly, deadpan', examples, definition, conjugation

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