Manhole
A manhole (alternatively utility hole, cable chamber, maintenance hole, inspection chamber, access chamber or sewer hole) is the opening to a confined space such as a large vessel, a shaft or a utility vault (often used to house an access point for making connections, inspection, valve adjustments or performing maintenance on underground and buried public utility and other services including water, sewers, telephone, electricity, storm drains, district heating and gas).
Manhole (noun)
A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
Manhole (noun)
A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler, tank etc.
Manhole (noun)
A man’s anus, in a sexual context.
Pit (noun)
A hole in the ground.
Pit (noun)
An area at a motor racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
Pit (noun)
A section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
Pit (noun)
A mine.
Pit (noun)
A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.
Pit (noun)
A trading pit.
Pit (noun)
The bottom part of something.
“I felt pain in the pit of my stomach.”
Pit (noun)
Armpit.
Pit (noun)
A luggage hold.
Pit (noun)
A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.
Pit (noun)
The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
Pit (noun)
The grave, or underworld.
Pit (noun)
An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
Pit (noun)
Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.
Pit (noun)
Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.
Pit (noun)
A pit bull terrier.
“I’m taking one of my pits to the vet on Thursday.”
Pit (noun)
.
“His circus job was the pits, but at least he was in show business.”
Pit (noun)
A mosh pit.
Pit (noun)
A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
Pit (noun)
A shell in a drupe containing a seed.
Pit (noun)
The core of an implosion weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it.
Pit (noun)
A pit bull terrier.
Pit (verb)
To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
“Exposure to acid rain pitted the metal.”
Pit (verb)
To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
Pit (verb)
To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
“Are you ready to pit your wits against one of the world’s greatest puzzles?”
Pit (verb)
To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.
Pit (verb)
To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
“One must pit a peach to make it ready for a pie.”
Pit (noun)
a large hole in the ground.
Pit (noun)
a large deep hole from which stones or minerals are quarried
“a gravel pit”
Pit (noun)
a coal mine
“the recent protests over planned pit closures”
Pit (noun)
a sunken area in a workshop floor allowing access to a car’s underside.
Pit (noun)
a low or wretched psychological state
“a black pit of depression”
Pit (noun)
hell.
Pit (noun)
a hollow or indentation in a surface.
Pit (noun)
a small indentation left on the skin by a pustule or spot; a pockmark.
Pit (noun)
an area at the side of a track where racing cars are serviced and refuelled
“he had a flat tyre when he came into the pits”
“the pit lane”
Pit (noun)
an orchestra pit.
Pit (noun)
the seating at the back of the stalls of a theatre.
Pit (noun)
a part of the floor of a stock exchange in which a particular stock or commodity is traded
“the trading pit of the Singapore International Monetary Exchange”
“pooled commodity funds liquidated positions in the corn and soybean pits”
Pit (noun)
an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
“a bear pit”
Pit (noun)
a person’s bed.
Pit (noun)
a person’s armpit.
Pit (noun)
the stone of a fruit.
Pit (verb)
set someone or something in conflict or competition with
“you’ll get the chance to pit your wits against the world champions”
Pit (verb)
set an animal to fight against (another animal) for sport
“there were usually three dogs pitted against one lion”
Pit (verb)
make a hollow or indentation in the surface of
“rain poured down, pitting the bare earth”
Pit (verb)
sink in or contract so as to form a pit or hollow.
Pit (verb)
drive a racing car into the pits for fuel or maintenance
“he pitted on lap 36 with sudden engine trouble”
Pit (verb)
remove the pit from (fruit).