Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In geology, the excavation of small pits in a surface of rock, usually by some process of solution.
- noun The act or operation of digging or sinking a hole or pit.
- noun The act or operation of placing in a pit or in pits: as, the pitting of potatoes; the pitting of hides.
- noun A pit, mark, or hollow depression on the surface, such as that left on the flesh by a pustule of the smallpox.
- noun A number of such pits considered collectively; a collection of pitmarks.
- noun In botany, the state or condition of being pitted.
- noun A corrosion of the inner surface of steam-boilers, whereby the metal becomes gradually covered with small cavities.
- noun A corrosion of the bottom of iron ships.
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- verb Present participle of
pit . - noun The formation of
pits on a surface because ofcorrosion
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- noun the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
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Examples
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I would definitely have your barrel inspected by either the manufacturer or a qualified gun smith if the pitting is very apparent.
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I would definitely have your barrel inspected by either the manufacturer or a qualified gun smith if the pitting is very apparent.
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Some readers don't care if that's scientific nonsense because, hey, it's coooool and there's a lot of escapist fun to be had in pitting the hero against his own diabolic double: brain out, sponge in, sit back and enjoy the spectacle.
Narrative Grammars Hal Duncan 2008
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The pitting is the size of a mini crater and the uneven texture brings to mind the pockmarked faces of '40s movie villains.
Candle Experiment Gone Awry Anne-Marie 2008
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In it, London took a deep pleasure in pitting two "civilized" men -- actually caricatures of such men -- against one another as they are pitted against the harsh realities of pitiless nature.
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How well she had known human nature in pitting the child against the sweetheart!
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On Wednesday, Valve announced that Counter-Strike: Source, the popular action title pitting terrorists against counter-terrorists, is now available for download on Steam for the Mac.
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The latter offers a prospect but it calls pitting against Najib's powerful machinery.
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It is on the other hand, part of the body’s nature to have a reproductive system – so the absurdity I’m trying to point out is in pitting a normally functioning aspect of a person’s body against the person’s body. to be continued ...
ProWomanProLife » Malcolm Gladwell and the origins of the Pill 2009
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Janelle did a good job in pitting houseguests against each other this week, and she’s always been strong at the challenges.
jwjarvis commented on the word pitting
position of pitting one's knowledge and learning against...
January 2, 2011