pitted

UK
/ˈpɪtɪd/
US
/ˈpɪtɪd/
pittedadjective
more pitted
Comp.
most pitted
Super.
UK
/ˈpɪtɪd/
US
/ˈpɪtɪd/
Translations
The road was pitted and difficult to drive on.
Дорога была изрытая и по ней было трудно ехать.
The surface of the metal was pitted with small holes.
Поверхность металла была вкраплена маленькими отверстиями.
Additional translations
Definitions
Having a surface marked by pits or small depressions.
The old road was pitted and difficult to drive on.
Having had the stone or pit removed, as in fruit.
The pitted olives were ready to be added to the salad.
Scarred with small hollows or marks, especially of the skin after disease or acne.
His cheeks were pitted after years of severe acne.
pitverb

pitted

Past Simple

pitted
Past Simple
pitted
Past Participle
pitting
Gerund
UK
/pɪt/
US
/pɪt/
Translations
The coach decided to pit the two best players against each other.
Тренер решил противопоставлять двух лучших игроков друг другу.
They had to pit the ground to find the buried treasure.
Им пришлось выкапывать землю, чтобы найти закопанное сокровище.
удалять косточку
She learned how to pit cherries quickly.
Она научилась быстро удалять косточку из вишен.
Definitions
To set someone or something in conflict or competition with another.
The coach decided to pit the two best players against each other in a friendly match.
To remove the stone or seed from a fruit.
She carefully pitted the cherries before adding them to the pie.
To mark or scar with small hollows or indentations; to become pockmarked.
Acid rain had pitted the surface of the bronze statue.
pitnoun
Definitions
A large hole in the ground.
The workers dug a pit to lay the foundation for the new building.
A natural or artificial depression or cavity in the surface of the ground.
The rainwater collected in the pit, forming a small pond.
The stone or seed of a fruit.
She carefully removed the pit from the peach before eating it.
An area at a racetrack where cars are serviced during a race.
The car pulled into the pit for a quick tire change.
A part of a theater where the orchestra sits.
The musicians in the pit played beautifully during the performance.
A section of a stock exchange where trading occurs.
The traders gathered in the pit to buy and sell shares.
A coal mine, especially one consisting of a deep vertical shaft.
He spent most of his life working down the pit.
An armpit (usually plural).
Sweat stains had formed under his pits after the long run.
The worst or most unpleasant thing or situation imaginable (usually plural, ‘the pits’).
Getting food poisoning on vacation is the pits.
A small indentation, hollow, or mark on a surface.
Years of corrosion had left tiny pits in the metal.
pitadjective
Definitions
Situated in or relating to the pit area beside a motor-racing track; used attributively.
The pit crew serviced the car in record time.