pit out

1. verb To remove the pit from a piece of fruit. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pit" and "out." I spent nearly an hour pitting out cherries for my grandmother's cherry pie.

2. verb To show sweat patches through one's shirt or top under the arms. The comedian started pitting out almost immediately under the hot lights of the stage.

3. verb To cause a shirt or top to become soaked or stained with sweat beneath the arms. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pit" and "out." It was so hot that she had pitted out her shirt before she was even halfway done mowing the grass. Why would I need to change my shirt every day if they don't smell and I haven't pitted them out?

4. verb In auto racing, to lose one's position by entering the "pit," an area where cars may be refueled or repairs. Usually followed by "of." The driver pitted out of the lead with a burst tire, only making it back to sixth during the next and final lap.

5. verb In auto racing, to leave the pit and return to the race. By the time she finally pitted out, the driver had dropped from first place to eighth.

6. noun In auto racing, the action of leaving the pit and returning to the race. Sometimes hyphenated. The average tire change in NASCAR, from pit in to pit out, is about 11.5 seconds.