pitting
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Definitions ofpitting
- To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
Example: "Exposure to acid rain pitted the metal."
- To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
- To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
Example: "Are you ready to pit your wits against one of the world's greatest puzzles?"
- To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.
- To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
Example: "One must pit a peach to make it ready for a pie."
- The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion.
- The digging of a pit.
Example: "Test pittings were carried out prior to the main excavation."
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