pit, v.
(pits, pitted, pitting)
freq. cnt. 1
(pits, pitted, pitting)
freq. cnt. 1
set into opposition or rivalry
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
match oppose pit play off
sample sentences
"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"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
hypernym
remove the pits from
<verb.change>
pit stone
sample sentences
"pit plums and cherries"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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hypernym
mark with a scar
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
mark pit pock scar
sample sentences
"The skin disease scarred his face permanently"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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verb group
hypernym
entailment
hyponym