pit one's wits

verb

To engage in a test of mental skill.

“We must pit our wits against our enemy and find a way to defeat him.”

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Meanings

verbpit one's wits (third-person singular simple present pits one's wits, present participle pitting one's wits, simple past and past participle pitted one's wits)

present singular third person pits one's wits · participle present pitting one's wits · participle past pitted one's wits · past pitted one's wits

  1. oftenTo engage in a test of mental skill.

    We must pit our wits against our enemy and find a way to defeat him.

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pit one's wits. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pit%20one's%20wits

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“pit one's wits.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pit%20one's%20wits. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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