Definitions for pitting



Overview of noun pitting

The noun pitting has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. pitting, roughness, indentation

(the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion)


Overview of verb pit

The verb pit has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (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")

2. scar, mark, pock, pit

(mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently")

3. pit, stone

(remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries")

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