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pit

verb

  1. to remove the pit/seed from (a fruit)
L1531510 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. natural or artificial depression in the ground
L15679 on Wikidata ↗

verb

  1. establish a fight
  2. texture, making pits in
L15680 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɪt/ / [pʰɪʔt]

name

  1. Abbreviation of Pittsburgh.

noun

  1. Initialism of personal income tax.
  2. Initialism of programmable interval timer.
  3. Initialism of precision immobilization technique: a method for ending car chases by causing a controlled collision, forcing the pursued car into a spin.
  4. Initialism of pursuit intervention technique: the same method for ending car chases.
  5. Initialism of parallel immobilization technique: the same method for ending car chases.

verb

Etymology: From PIT maneuver.

  1. To use the PIT maneuver, especially during a car chase.