Unscramble pitting

Definition of pitting

noun:

• the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion. Synonyms: indentation, roughness.

verb:

• set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours", "pit a chess player against the Russian champion", "He plays his two children off against each other". Synonyms: match, oppose, pit, play off.
• mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently". Synonyms: mark, pit, pock, scar.
• remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries". Synonyms: pit, stone.

Related words

cicatrise, cicatrize, pockmark.

Words nearby

fitting, hitting, petting, putting, sitting, spitting, witting.

Rhymes with

befitting, fitting, getting, hitting, knitting, shitting, sitting, spitting, splitting, transmitting, unremitting, unremitting, unwitting, witting.