pits Definition and Meaning in English (pits definition)

noun
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Pits definition: Depressions or hollows in a surface, often created by digging or erosion.

Definitions of Pits

  1. 1noun

    Depressions or hollows in a surface, often created by digging or erosion.

  2. 2noun

    The hard stones or seeds found inside certain fruits like cherries, peaches, or olives.

  3. 3other(informal)

    An informal expression, typically used as 'the pits', to describe a situation or experience that is extremely unpleasant, disappointing, or of very poor quality.

Example Sentences

casual

“The road was full of pits after the heavy rain.”

casual

“Remember to remove the pits before eating the cherries.”

informal

“My day was absolutely the pits; everything went wrong.”

Inflected Word Forms

gerundpitting
nounpit
adjectivepitted

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

the pitsidiom

An informal expression meaning something is extremely bad or unpleasant.

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