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pitting one's wits

pitting one's wits is the present participle and gerund of pit one's wits.

Meaning of pit one's wits

Verb

pit one's wits (third-person singular simple present pits one's wits, present participle pitting one's wits, simple past and past participle pitted one's wits)

  1. (often) To engage in a test of mental skill.
    • We must pit our wits against our enemy and find a way to defeat him.

Questions about pitting one's wits

What is pitting one's wits the present participle and gerund of?
Pitting one's wits is the present participle and gerund of pit one's wits.

Words near pitting one's wits in the dictionary

  1. pitties
  2. pittiful
  3. pitting
  4. pitting against
  5. pitting corrosion
  6. pitting one's wits
  7. pitting out
  8. pitting resistance equivalent number
  9. pitting resistance equivalent numbers
  10. Pittinger
  11. pittings

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