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1. pit, cavity -- (a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body").
2. pit, fossa -- (a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)).
3. stone, pit, endocarp -- (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").
4. pit, pitfall -- (a trap in the form of a concealed hole).
5. pit, quarry, stone pit -- (a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'").
6. orchestra pit, pit -- (lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers).
7. colliery, pit -- (a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it).

1. pit, oppose, match, play off -- (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").
2. scar, mark, pock, pit -- (mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently").
3. pit, stone -- (remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries").

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