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PRONUNCIATION OF BEAR PIT

bear pit  [bɛə pɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEAR PIT

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preposition
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determiner
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Bear pit is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEAR PIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bear pit

Bear pit

A bear pit was historically used to display bears, typically for entertainment and especially bear-baiting. The pit area was normally surrounded by a high fence, above which the spectators would look down on the bears. The most traditional form of maintaining bears in captivity is keeping them in pits, although many zoos replaced these by more elaborate and spacious enclosures that attempt to replicate their natural habitats, for the benefit of the animals and the visitors. Berlin has a bear pit, known as the Bärenzwinger, which was established in 1939 in Köllnischer Park behind the Märkisches Museum. Another bear pit in Bern, Switzerland, known as the Bärengraben, was built in 1857 and is still in use to display bears, albeit supplemented by the adjacent BärenPark, a larger and more natural enclosure to which it is linked by tunnel. A new Bear pit has now been built in in the centre of Bern, Switzerland, which is much bigger. It has two parts, to enable the people to separate bears, if needed. The pit has places where the bears can hide, threes to climb on, and even water from the river nearby to swim in. The bears recently had two baby bears.

Definition of bear pit in the English dictionary

The definition of bear pit in the dictionary is a bear pit is a place such as parliament or the stock market where there are a lot of aggressive, argumentative, competitive people. Other definition of bear pit is enclosure for bears in a zoo, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEAR PIT


armpit
ˈɑːmˌpɪt
carpet
ˈkɑːpɪt
cockpit
ˈkɒkˌpɪt
decrepit
dɪˈkrɛpɪt
drapet
ˈdræpɪt
moppet
ˈmɒpɪt
muppet
ˈmʌpɪt
pit
pɪt
Pitt
pɪt
poppit
ˈpɒpɪt
pulpit
ˈpʊlpɪt
puppet
ˈpʌpɪt
respite
ˈrɛspɪt
snippet
ˈsnɪpɪt
spit
spɪt
sumpit
ˈsʌmpɪt
tapet
ˈtæpɪt
tappet
ˈtæpɪt
trumpet
ˈtrʌmpɪt
whippet
ˈwɪpɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEAR PIT

bear a hand
bear arms
bear comparison
bear cub
bear down
bear garden
bear hug
bear market
bear off
bear on
bear out
bear paw
bear raid
Bear State
bear up
bear with
bear witness
bear-baiting
bear´s-breech
bear´s-breeches

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEAR PIT

barbecue pit
borrow pit
catch pit
clay pit
coal pit
gravel pit
inspection pit
lime pit
mosh pit
open pit
orchestra pit
snake pit
stone pit
the pit

Synonyms and antonyms of bear pit in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bear pit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEAR PIT

Find out the translation of bear pit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bear pit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bear pit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

熊坑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oso hoyo
570 millions of speakers

English

bear pit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भालू गड्ढे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدب حفرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

медведь яма
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pit urso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিয়ার পিট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fosse ours
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menanggung lubang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bärengraben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クマピット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

곰 구덩이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bear pit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chịu hố
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குழி கரடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्वल खड्डा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ayı çukuru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orso pit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pit niedźwiedź
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ведмідь яма
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

urs groapă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρκούδα λάκκο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

put dra
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

björn grop
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bear pit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bear pit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEAR PIT»

The term «bear pit» is regularly used and occupies the 91.777 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEAR PIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bear pit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEAR PIT»

Discover the use of bear pit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bear pit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Bear Pit: A Medieval Murder Mystery
This royal murder mystery set in the early-15th century explodes the romantic myth of the age of chivalry.
Andrew Barlow, 2009
2
The Bear Pit
Scobie Malone's job as a homicide cop is to try to keep murder at bay.
Jon Cleary, 2013
3
The Bear Pit: A Life in Politics
A revealing account of the passions, betrayals and intrigues of Australian politics, by a man who has lived the highs and lows of public life.
Peter Collins, 2000
4
The Bear Pit
These ghostly adventures and spine-chilling stories are great for reads for reluctant readers. Written by well-known authors and illustrated by much-loved illustrators, this series will appeal to boys and girls.
Rebecca Lisle, 2008
5
Zoo and Aquarium History: Ancient Animal Collections To ...
The bear pit was dug several meters into the ground and fortified with a strong stone wall, in the middle of which would be a climbing tree and a small pool of water. A building with cages was attached to the pits. These bear pits may not now ...
Vernon N. Kisling, 2000
6
Sunday reading, adapted for families
Ed. " An English gentleman met his death in the bear-pit at Berne, in a shocking manner, on the night of the 4th of last March. The painful occurrence is thus stated in a letter from Berne, dated March 5 : — " ' Captain Lorts, after supping with ...
7
The Blunkett Tapes: My Life in the Bear Pit
The book will be as unsparing in its depiction of the events of the last year as it will be about the making of policy and the daily grind of putting it into practice from 1997 to the present day.
David Blunkett, 2007
8
The Illustrated London News
AN ENGLlSHMAN KILLED BY A BEAR AT BERNB. AN English gentleman met his death m the bear-pit at Borne in a shocking manner on the night of the 4th instant. The painful occurrence is thus stated in a letter frcm Beruc, dated March 5  ...
9
LIFE OF FRANK BUCKLAND
making a fool of himself in this way, Mr. Bartlett took a run at him, and knocked him clean over into the bear-pit with the stump end of the broom. He laid there a long time with all the wind knocked out of him. At last he got up, shook himself, and ...
GEORGE C. BOMPAS, 1886
10
Bear Pit
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A bear pit was historically used to display bears, typically for entertainment and especially bear-baiting.
Waylon Christian Terryn, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEAR PIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bear pit is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dispatches from the barbecue circuit: Three emerging issues that …
Analysis. CALGARY — Far from the bear pit of the House of Commons, the three men vying to be prime minister began their summer campaign ... «National Post, Jul 15»
2
Stability versus change: political leaders compete to define election …
CALGARY • Far from the bear pit of the House of Commons, the three men vying to be prime minister began their summer campaign in cowboy ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
3
Jeremy Corbyn: full story of the lefty candidate the Tories would love …
As he enters the bear pit that is an Labour electoral contest once again, Mr Corbyn knows his chances are not particularly rosy. He got on to the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
UFC 189 Media conference call transcript
It's essentially like entering a bear pit, so I don't think people understand that until it's too late, and they are bang in the middle of it, and I'm ... «Sportskeeda, Jul 15»
5
David Cameron finds a use for Prime Minister's Questions
With the prime minister walking into the Commons bear pit at mid-day on a Wednesday, clutching a thick file of information - dubbed the "plastic ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
6
Amateur actors from Kidderminster cast in The Royal Shakespeare …
The other six roles of the Mechanicals will be played by other amateur actors from Stratford-upon-Avon's The Bear Pit. The groups will perform alongside a cast ... «Kidderminster Shuttle, Jul 15»
7
The Flying Ship – Bear Pit, Stratford
PETER is a poor boy with a big imagination who dreams of adventure in The Flying Ship at The Bear Pit Theatre in Stratford later this month. «Stratford Observer, Jun 15»
8
Visiting Yellowstone in Late June Challenging for Regional Tourists
It was a 90-minute wait to get into the dining room at the Old Faithful Inn, but we snuck into the Bear Pit bar in that old structure and had a beer ... «Sheridan Media, Jun 15»
9
Wimbledon wild card puts Laura Robson in happy place
Then again, if she had been drawn to play Mike Tyson in a bear pit, she would have been delighted. Simply playing tennis again after 18 ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
10
Hold perm secs to account on civil service diversity or risk …
... the civil service for women, published last autumn, which saw some female officials describe the culture at the top of Whitehall as “a bear pit”. «Civil Service World, Jun 15»

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