pit

n//pɪt//

kärna, depå, grop, kärna ur, urkärna

  1. A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.

  2. (motor racing) An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.

  3. Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.

  4. (transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.

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