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- a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface: They'd dug a shallow pit and left the bodies in it.
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Language. English. The Dead Pit is a 1989 American horror film co-written and directed by Brett Leonard, in his directorial debut. Cheryl Lawson stars as a mental patient who must defeat an undead serial killer who previously worked at the asylum, played by Danny Gochnauer.
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(beriəl ) variable noun. A burial is the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave in the ground. [...] See full entry for 'burial' Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Definition of 'pit' pit. (pɪt ) countable noun. A pit is a coal mine. [...] See full entry for 'pit'
There are 34 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun pit, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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.
Jerome refers the word to the digestive process in the fish's stomach; it is probably merely a synonym for "death." The marginal rendering, "the pit," i.e. Sheol, is also etymologically correct (comp. Psalm 30:3). My God. He thankfully acknowledges that Jehovah has proved himself a beneficent God to him. Jonah 2:6
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. dead duck. n.
