If people or animals dig, they make a hole in the ground or in a pile of earth, stones, or rubbish. [...].

3 дня назад · a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface. They'd dug a shallow pit and left the bodies in it.

pit · 1. a large hole in the ground. The campers dug a pit for their rubbish. · 2. a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine. a chalk-pit; He ...

5 мар. 2025 г. · a large hole that has been dug in the ground. pit noun [C] (SEED) a large, hard seed that grows inside some types of fruit and vegetables.

To attempt to ensnare or trap someone or something. The FBI has been digging a pit for that very dangerous criminal. I know you dug a pit for that pesky ...

A pit is the underground part of a mine, especially a coal mine. ... A gravel pit or clay pit is a very large hole that is left where gravel or clay has been dug ...

a pit dug into the ground or encased in a surrounding structure (as of masonry or steel) in which a fire is kept burning for cooking, warmth, etc.

to break up and turn over earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel or spade: [no object]We were digging in the tunnel most of the day.

13 февр. 2016 г. · A pit is usually a sizeable hole in the ground, and, unless I'm mistaken, generally the result of digging.