Found 3 items, similar to Pitting.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: pit
lubang terowongan, mengadu
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pitting
pit
n 1: a sizeable hole (usually in the ground);
“they dug a pit to
bury the body” [syn:
cavity]
2: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical
depression) [syn:
fossa]
3: the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some
fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that
contains the seed;
“you should remove the stones from
prunes before cooking” [syn:
stone,
endocarp]
4: a trap in the form of a concealed hole [syn:
pitfall]
5: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a
British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn:
quarry,
stone pit]
6: lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra
accompanies the performers [syn:
orchestra pit]
7: a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings
and equipment connected with it [syn:
colliery]
[also:
pitting,
pitted]
pitting
n : the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of
corrosion [syn:
roughness,
indentation]
pit
v 1: set into opposition or rivalry;
“let them match their best
athletes against ours”;
“pit a chess player against the
Russian champion”;
“He plays his two children off
against each other” [syn:
oppose,
match,
play off]
2: mark with a scar;
“The skin disease scarred his face
permanently” [syn:
scar,
mark,
pock]
3: remove the pits from;
“pit plums and cherries” [syn:
stone]
[also:
pitting,
pitted]
pitting
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English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pitting
Pit
\Pit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Pitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pitting.]
1. To place or put into a pit or hole.
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They lived like beasts, and were pitted like beasts,
tumbled into the grave. --T. Grander.
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2. To mark with little hollows, as by various pustules; as, a
face pitted by smallpox.
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3. To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a
contest; as, to pit one dog against another.
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