See pit in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
An area sunk below its surroundings:
basin, concavity, depression, dip, hollow, sag, sink, sinkhole. See convexA place known for its great filth or corruption:
cesspit, cesspool, sink. (Slang) armpit. See clean, right
verb
To place in opposition or be in opposition to:
counter, match, oppose, play off. Idioms: bump heads with, meet head-on, set (or be) at odds, set (or be) at someone's throat, trade blows (or punches). See support
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