n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: pit · ted ; pit · ting
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 a : to place, cast, bury, or store in a pit b : to make pits in especially : to scar or mark with pits
2 a : to set (as gamecocks) into or as if into a pit to fight b : to set into opposition or rivalry ― usually used with against
intransitive verb
1 : to become marked with pits especially : to preserve for a time an indentation made by pressure
2 : to make a pit stop