pitting

Noun

WordNet 3.0

the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosionSynonyms: roughness indentation

Pit \Pit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pitting.]

1.To place or put into a pit or hole. [1913 Webster]

They lived like beasts, and were pitted like beasts, tumbled into the grave.— T. Grander.[1913 Webster]

2.To mark with little hollows, as by various pustules; as, a face pitted by smallpox. [1913 Webster]

3.To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another. [1913 Webster]