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pitting

 
Noun pitting has 1 sense
  1. pitting, roughness, indentation - the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
    --1 is a kind of corrosion, corroding, erosion
    Derived form: verb pit2
Verb pit has 3 senses
  1. pit, oppose, match, play off - set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"
    --1 is one way to confront, face
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  2. scar, mark, pock, pit - mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
    --2 is one way to deface, disfigure, blemish
    Derived forms: noun pit2, noun pitting1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. pit, stone - remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries"
    --3 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Derived form: noun pit3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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