Pin vs. Pit
Difference Between Pin and Pit
Pinnoun
A sewing pin or ballhead pin: a needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
Pitnoun
A hole in the ground.
Pinnoun
A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
Pitnoun
(motor racing) An area at a motor racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
Pinnoun
A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
Pull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy.Pitnoun
(music) A section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
Pinnoun
(wrestling) The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
Pitnoun
A mine.
Pinnoun
A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
Pitnoun
(archaeology) A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.
Pinnoun
(in plural pins; informal) A leg.
I'm not so good on my pins these days.Pitnoun
(trading) A trading pit.
Pinnoun
(electricity) Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
The UK standard connector for domestic mains electricity has three pins.Pitnoun
The bottom part of something.
I felt pain in the pit of my stomach.Pinnoun
A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
Pitnoun
(colloquial) Armpit.
Pinnoun
(US) A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
Pitnoun
(aviation) A luggage hold.
Pinnoun
(chess) A scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to attack.
Pitnoun
(countable) A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.
Pinnoun
(golf) The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
Pitnoun
The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
Pinnoun
(curling) The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
The shot landed right on the pin.Pitnoun
The grave, or underworld.
Pinnoun
(dated) A mood, a state of being.
Pitnoun
An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
Pinnoun
One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.
Pitnoun
Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.
Pinnoun
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Pitnoun
(gambling) Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.
Pinnoun
A thing of small value; a trifle.
Pitnoun
(slang) A pit bull terrier.
I'm taking one of my pits to the vet on Thursday.Pinnoun
A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
Pitnoun
.
His circus job was the pits, but at least he was in show business.Pinnoun
(engineering) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
Pitnoun
(slang) A mosh pit.
Pinnoun
The tenon of a dovetail joint.
Pitnoun
A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
Pinnoun
A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
Pitnoun
A shell in a drupe containing a seed.
Pinnoun
(informal) A pinball machine.
I spent most of my time in the arcade playing pins.Pitnoun
The core of an implosion weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it.
Pinverb
(often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
Pitnoun
(informal) A pit bull terrier.
Pinverb
To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
Pitverb
(transitive) To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
Exposure to acid rain pitted the metal.Pinverb
(wrestling) To pin down (someone).
Pitverb
To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
Pinverb
To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
Pitverb
(transitive) To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
Are you ready to pit your wits against one of the world's greatest puzzles?Pinverb
To attach (an icon, application, etc.) to another item.
to pin a window to the TaskbarPitverb
To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.
Pinverb
To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.
When marshaling data, the interop marshaler can copy or pin the data being marshaled.Pitverb
(transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
One must pit a peach to make it ready for a pie.Pinverb
alternative form of peen
Pitnoun
a sizeable hole (usually in the ground);
they dug a pit to bury the bodyPinnoun
a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
Pitnoun
a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
Pinnoun
when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
Pitnoun
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 cookingPinnoun
small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
Pitnoun
a trap in the form of a concealed hole
Pinnoun
a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
Pitnoun
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate;
a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'Pinnoun
informal terms of the leg;
fever left him weak on his sticksPitnoun
lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
Pinnoun
axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
Pitnoun
a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
Pinnoun
cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
Pitverb
set into opposition or rivalry;
let them match their best athletes against ourspit a chess player against the Russian championHe plays his two children off against each otherPinnoun
flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
Pitverb
mark with a scar;
The skin disease scarred his face permanentlyPinnoun
a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
Pitverb
remove the pits from;
pit plums and cherriesPinnoun
a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Pinnoun
a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target
Pinverb
to hold fast or prevent from moving;
The child was pinned under the fallen treePinverb
attach or fasten with pins
Pinverb
pierce with a pin;
pin down the butterflyPinverb
immobilize a piece
