1 noun hole in groundpoll masc1 c m uclais fem2 c m uthey dug small pitsthochail siad poill bheagaburial pitpoll adhlactha, uaigh fem22 noun IND (also quarry pit) quarrycairéal masc1 c m ugravel pitpoll gairbhéil
3 noun GEOL containing particular substancepoll masc1 c m ulava pitpoll laibhe, clais laibhe4 IND (also coal pit) noun coal minemianach guail c m uhe worked for years down the pitschaith sé blianta ag obair sna mianaigh ghuailpit villagesráidbhaile mianadóireachta5 (also inspection pit) noun AUTO for mechanicssloc iniúchta c m usloc masc1 c m u6 MUS (also orchestra pit) noun for orchestralog ceolfhoirnelog masc1 c m u7 noun FIN in stock exchangetrading pitionad trádála8 noun GAMES in casinolog masc1 c m ugambling pitlog cearrbhachais9 noun where animals fightclais ghafa10 noun literary bad situationshe's descending into a pit of despairtá lagmhisneach ag teacht uirthithe dark pit of doomumar na haimléise11 noun informal untidy placepoll masc1 c m uprochóg fem2 c m uthe place was an absolute pitpoll ceart d'áit a bhí ann, prochóg cheart a bhí ann12 noun mark, hole on surfacelog masc1 c m uloigín masc4 c m u13 noun FOOD (especially US) in fruitcloch fem2 c m uolive pitcloch olóige14 noun informal bedleaba fem c m usúsa masc4 c m uhe fell out of his pitthit sé amach as an leaba15 noun (US) or informal armpitascaill fem2 c m u
verb
16 verb mark surface TRANSITIVEtoll verb c m upoll verb c m usmallpox had pitted his facebhí lorg na bolgaí ar a éadanthe machine pitted the surfaced'fhág an meaisín poill bheaga sa dromchla17 verb COOK (especially US) remove stones from TRANSITIVEna clocha a bhaint as
phrases
to be the pits
(also
to be the absolute pits
) informalbheith damantabheith uafásachbheith millteanachbheith go hainnisthis phone is the pitstá an fón seo go hainnis
the pit of your stomach
I felt it in the pit of my stomachmhothaigh mé é i mo chnámha, mhothaigh mé é i mo phutóga