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pit vs barbecue pit

barbecue pit vs pit

pit and barbecue pit both are nouns.

pit is a verb but barbecue pit is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pit Yes No Yes No
barbecue pit Yes No No No
As nouns, barbecue pit is a hyponym of pit; that is, barbecue pit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pit:
  • pit: a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
  • barbecue pit: a pit where wood or charcoal is burned to make a bed of hot coals suitable for barbecuing meat
Other hyponyms of pit include trou-de-loup, borrow pit, divot, fire pit, quicksand, sandpit, sawpit, tar pit.
pit (noun) barbecue pit (noun)
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate a pit where wood or charcoal is burned to make a bed of hot coals suitable for barbecuing meat
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)
pit (verb) barbecue pit (verb)
remove the pits from
set into opposition or rivalry
mark with a scar
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