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pitted against

pitted against is the simple past and past participle of pit against.

Meaning of pit against

Verb

pit against (third-person singular simple present pits against, present participle pitting against, simple past and past participle pitted against)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To set in opposition to someone or something else.
    • Two of the greatest tennis players will be pitted against each other in next week's final.
    Synonyms:
    set against

Questions about pitted against

What is pitted against the simple past and past participle of?
Pitted against is the simple past and past participle of pit against.

Words near pitted against in the dictionary

  1. Pittard
  2. Pittards
  3. pittas
  4. Pittaway
  5. pitted
  6. pitted against
  7. pitted one's wits
  8. pitted out
  9. pitted tubeshoulder
  10. pitted tubeshoulders
  11. pitted-shelled turtle

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