Meanings
adjective
- Having a surface marked by pits; pockmarked or alveolate.
- Having had the pits removed.
- Provided with one or more inspection pits. (of a maintenance area)
Forming a fifth bay alongside the main maintenance area is a running shed, 320ft long and 69ft 6in wide, with four roads pitted for a length of 229ft; [...].
1961 December, “The S.R.'s new electric m.u. maintenance depot at Ashford”, in Trains Illustrated, page 757
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of pit
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivepitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Māori kōputaputa
- kōputaputaSurface marked by pits or small holes
Spanish despepado
- despepado(of fruit) Having had the pits removed.
Cite this entry
APA
pitted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitted
MLA
“pitted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitted. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pitted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitted.
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