| noun | the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion |
| verb | set into opposition or rivalry “let them match their best athletes against ours” |
| verb | mark with a scar “The skin disease scarred his face permanently” |
| verb | remove the pits from “pit plums and cherries” |
| pit | verb | mark with a scar |
| indent | verb | make a depression into |
| opponent | adjective | characterized by active hostility |
| opponent | noun | a contestant that you are matched against |
| match | noun | a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete |
| playoff | noun | any final competition to determine a championship |
| scar | noun | an indication of damage |
| mark | noun | an indication of damage |
| pock | noun | a pustule in an eruptive disease |
| pit | noun | a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) |
| pitting | noun | the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion |
| stone | noun | the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed |