confront vs pit

pit vs confront

confront is not a noun while pit is a noun.

confront and pit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confront	No	No	Yes	No
pit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pit is a hyponym of confront; that is, pit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confront:

confront: oppose, as in hostility or a competition
pit: set into opposition or rivalry

Other hyponyms of confront include breast, front, take the bull by the horns, match, oppose, play off.

confront (noun)	pit (noun)
	a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
	a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
	a trap in the form of a concealed hole
	lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
	(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
	(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
	an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
	(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
	a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
	the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
	a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

confront (verb)	pit (verb)
deal with (something unpleasant) head on	remove the pits from
present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize	set into opposition or rivalry
oppose, as in hostility or a competition	mark with a scar
be face to face with

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