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Synonyms for pitting

Grammar : Verb
Spell : pit-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪt ɪŋ

Définition of pitting

Origin :
  • "hole, cavity," Old English pytt "water hole, well; pit, grave," from West Germanic *puttjaz "pool, puddle" (cf. Old Frisian pet, Old Saxon putti, Old Norse pyttr, Middle Dutch putte, Dutch put, Old High German pfuzza, German Pfütze "pool, puddle"), early borrowing from Latin puteus "well, pit, shaft." Meaning "abode of evil spirits, hell" is attested from early 13c. Pit of the stomach (1650s) is from the slight depression there between the ribs.
  • verb oppose, play off
Example sentences :
  • And they will insist on pitting their years against our brains all over the field.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • He was pitting himself like the gambler against the final throw.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • We determine which is the faster horse by pitting one against the other in a race.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Nature » by Francis Younghusband
  • So were cherries, dried in exactly the same manner, after pitting.
  • Extract from : « Dishes & Beverages of the Old South » by Martha McCulloch Williams
  • After breakfast I had the explanation with Pitting and paid him.
  • Extract from : « Tongues of Conscience » by Robert Smythe Hichens
  • But no assurance of coal can be had without boring or pitting.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
  • Let me say sincerely that I am not pitting my knowledge or industry against his.
  • Extract from : « Magic and Religion » by Andrew Lang
  • Possibly his mother had wearied of pitting her will against his.
  • Extract from : « Red Fleece » by Will Levington Comfort
  • First there was the picking by men and the cutting and pitting by Mexican girls.
  • Extract from : « Down the Yellowstone » by Lewis R. Freeman
  • The massive gateway with its pitting of Saracen round-shot has no guard.
  • Extract from : « The Recipe for Diamonds » by Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne

Antonyms for pitting

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