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Adjective: pitted  pi-tid
  1. Pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
    "the moon's pitted and mountainous surface";
    - alveolate, faveolate, cavitied, honeycombed
     
  2. (of fruit) with the stone removed
    "pitted olives"
Verb: pit (pitted,pitting)  pit
  1. Set into opposition or rivalry
    "pit a chess player against the Russian champion";
    - oppose, match, play off
     
  2. Mark with a scar
    "The skin disease pitted his face permanently";
    - scar, mark, pock
     
  3. Remove the pits from
    "pit plums and cherries";
    - stone

See also: cellular

Type of: blemish, confront, deface, disfigure, face, remove, take, take away, withdraw

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