pitten

Definitions of pitten
  1. verb
    be asleep
    synonyms: bronzen, keveren, knorren, maffen, meuren, slapen, snurken
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    antonyms:
    waken
    be awake, be alert, be there
    types:
    uitslapen
    sleep later than usual or customary
    doezelen, dommelen, dutten, luimen, slapen, sluimeren, soezen, suffen, tukken
    sleep lightly or for a short period of time
    type of:
    liggen, liggend, rusten, stilliggen
    be at rest
  2. verb
    remove the pits from
    synonyms: ontpitten
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    type of:
    afhalen, losmaken, nemen, ontdoen, verwijderen, wegdoen, weghalen, wegnemen
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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