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pits left by teenage acne. 3 abyss, chasm, well, crevasse,
crater: We found a bottomless pit that led to the centre of the
earth. 4 the pits. awful, terrible, the worst, Slang lousy:
That TV show last night was the pits. He thought that going to
school was the pits.
--v. 5 dent, pock-mark, dig, scar, hollow out, gouge: The salt
air has pitted the metal parts of my car. 6 Often, pit against.
match, oppose, set against; contrast: Shirley doesn't stand a
chance if they pit her against Maria.
pitý n. stone, seed, pip: I prefer seedless grapes, the ones
without pits.
pitch° v. 1 toss, throw, cast, fling, hurl, heave, sling, fire,
launch, shoot, send, let fly, Cricket bowl, Colloq chuck, peg,
lob, Brit bung: He rolled the paper into a ball and pitched it
into the basket. 2 erect, raise, set or put up, position, fix,
place: We ought to pitch the tent in a level area. 3 plunge,
fall (headlong), dive, drop, plummet, (take a) nosedive: I
caught my toe on the kerb and pitched forward onto the pavement.
4 Chiefly nautical toss about, lurch, plunge, flounder, go head
over heels, go keel over truck, US pitchpole or pitchpoll: The
wind reached force ten as we pitched and rolled and yawed in the
heavy seas. 5 pitch in. contribute, cooperate, help, assist,
Colloq chip in: Everyone pitched in to make the church fair a
success. 6 pitch into. a attack, lay into, assail, lash out
at, abuse, rail against, Colloq lace into, tear into, jump down
(someone's) throat, jump on: Reggie's wife really pitched into
him about going out with other women. b attack, assault, set
upon, belabour, Colloq light into, sail into, tear into: They
pitched into each other and fought like Kilkenny cats. 7 pitch
on or upon. determine, decide on, select, pick, choose, opt for,
elect, nominate, name, Colloq light on: They pitched on Carrie
to be the best candidate for treasurer.
pitchý n. tar, bitumen, asphalt: Peter patched potholes with pitch.
pitch-black
adj. black, dark, ebon(y), Stygian, inky(-black), unlit,
unlighted, pitch-dark, coal-black, jet-black; raven, sable: The
cellar was pitch-black. Her pale complexion was in stark
contrast to her pitch-black hair.