| query | If two opposing things or people are p_____ against one another, they are in conflict .If two opposing things or people are pitted against one another, they are in conflict . You will be pitted against people who are every bit as good as you are. This was one man pitted against the universe. |
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| word | pit |
| full-definition | noun A pit is a coal mine. It was a better community then when all the pits were working. A pit is a large hole that is dug in the ground. Eric lost his footing and began to slide into the pit. A gravel pit or clay pit is a very large hole that is left where gravel or clay has been dug from the ground. This area of former farmland was worked as a gravel pit until 1964. In motor racing, the pits are the areas at the side of the track where drivers stop to get more fuel and to repair their cars during races. He moved quickly into the pits and climbed rapidly out of the car. If you describe something as the pits, you mean that it is extremely bad . Mary Ann asked him how dinner had been. 'The pits,' he replied. A pit is the stone of a fruit or vegetable . verb If two opposing things or people are pitted against one another, they are in conflict . You will be pitted against people who are every bit as good as you are. This was one man pitted against the universe. |
| inflections | pitspittingpitted |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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