Pit Definition–noun | 1. | a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground: pits caused by erosion; clay pits. | | 2. | a covered or concealed excavation in the ground, serving as a trap. | | 3. | Mining. | a. | an excavation made in exploring fo
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r or removing a mineral deposit, as by open-cut methods. | | b. | the shaft of a coal mine. | | | 4. | the abode of evil spirits and lost souls; hell: an evil inspiration from the pit. | | 5. | the pits, Slang. an extremely unpleasant, boring, or depressing place, condition, person, etc.; the absolute worst: When you're alone, Christmas is the pits. | | 6. | a hollow or indentation in a surface: glass flawed by pits. | | 7. | a natural hollow or depression in the body: the pit of the back. | | 8. | pits, Informal. the armpits: up to my pits in work. | | 9. | a small, depressed scar, as one of those left on the skin after smallpox or chicken pox. | | 10. | an enclosure, usually below the level of the spectators, as for staging fights between dogs, cocks, or, formerly, bears. | | 11. | (in a commodity exchange) a part of the floor of the exchange where trading in a particular commodity takes place: the corn pit. | | 12. | Architecture. | a. | all that part of the main floor of a theater behind the musicians. | | b. | British. the main floor of a theater behind the stalls. | | | 13. | (in a hoistway) a space below the level of the lowest floor served. | | 14. | Auto Racing. an area at the side of a track, for servicing and refueling the cars. | | 15. | Bowling. the sunken area of a bowling alley behind the pins, for the placement or recovery of pins that have been knocked down. | | 16. | Track. the area forward of the takeoff point in a jumping event, as the broad jump or pole vault, that is filled with sawdust or soft earth to lessen the force of the jumper's landing. | | 17. | the area or room of a casino containing gambling tables. | –verb (used with object) | 18. | to mark or indent with pits or depressions: ground pitted by erosion. | | 19. | to scar with pockmarks: His forehead was pitted by chicken pox. | | 20. | to place or bury in a pit, as for storage. | | 21. | to set in opposition or combat, as one against another. | | 22. | to put (animals) in a pit or enclosure for fighting. | –verb (used without object) | 23. | to become marked with pits or depressions. | | 24. | (of body tissue) to retain temporarily a mark of pressure, as by a finger, instrument, etc. | |
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Bull Definition–noun | 1. | the male of a bovine animal, esp. of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction. | | 2. | the male of certain other animals, as the elephant and moose. | | 3. | a large, solidly built person. | | 4. | a person who believes that market prices, esp. of stocks, will increase (opposed to bear ). | | 5. | (initial capital letter ) Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Taurus. | | 7. | Slang. a police officer. | –adjective | 9. | of, pertaining to, or resembling a bull, as in strength. | | 10. | having to do with or marked by a continuous trend of rising prices, as of stocks: a bull market. | –verb (used with object) | 11. | Stock Exchange. to attempt to raise the price of. | | 12. | to speculate in, in expectation of a rise in price. | | 13. | to force; shove: to bull one's way through a crowd. | | 14. | Nautical. to ram (a buoy). | —Idioms | 15. | bull in a china shop, | a. | an awkward or clumsy person. | | b. | an inconsiderate or tactless person. | | c. | a troublemaker; dangerous person. | | | 16. | take the bull by the horns, to attack a difficult or risky problem fearlessly. | |
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