Phrase guide

pit out

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To leave the pits and go out onto the race track

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Qualifier: car racing

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To stop working

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To show sweat on one's clothes, especially around the armpits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • It was so hot, I was starting to pit out by mid-morning.

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To make sweaty (of clothes).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • At this rate, he was going to pit out his dress shirt, and he didn't have anything to change into before the meeting.

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