📖 Definitions of "Pitting"
verb
- 1
To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
"Exposure to acid rain pitted the metal."
- 2
To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
- 3
To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
"Are you ready to pit your wits against one of the world's greatest puzzles?"
- 4
To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.
verb
- 1
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."
noun
- 1
The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion.
- 2
The digging of a pit.
"Test pittings were carried out prior to the main excavation."
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