pit
n : a hollow or indentation esp. in a surface of an organism: as a : a natural hollow in the surface of the body b : one of the indented scars left in the skin by a pustular disease : POCKMARK c : a usu. developmental imperfection in the enamel of a tooth that takes the form of a small pointed depression vb, pit*ted pit*ting vt : to make pits in : esp : to scar or mark with pits <a face pitted by acne> vi : to become marked with pits : esp : to preserve for a time an indentation made by pressure <a swollen area on the gingiva which s readily -A. B. Wade> .
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