1. A natural or artificial hole or cavity in the ground. 2. An excavation for the removal of mineral deposits; a mine. 3. The shaft of a mine. 4. A concealed hole in the ground used as a trap; a pitfall. 5. Hell. 6. A miserable or depressing place or situation. 7. Washington Star 8. pits in a windshield. 9. A natural hollow or depression in the body or an organ. 10. A small indented scar left in the skin by smallpox or other eruptive disease; a pockmark. 11. An armpit. Often used in the plural. 12. An enclosed, usually sunken area in which animals, such as dogs or gamecocks, are placed for fighting. 13. The section directly in front of and below the stage of a theater, in which the musicians sit. 14. The ground floor of a theater behind the stalls. 15. The section of an exchange where trading in a specific commodity is carried on. 16. The gambling area of a casino. 17. A sunken area in a garage floor from which mechanics may work on cars. 18. 19. The middle areas of the defensive and offensive lines. 20. A cavity in the wall of a plant cell where there is no secondary wall, as in fibers, tracheids, and vessels. 21. a surface pitted with craters. 22. a war that pitted brother against brother. 23. To place, bury, or store in a pit. 24. To become marked with pits. 25. To retain an impression after being indented. Used of the skin. 26. To stop at a refueling area during an auto race.
