pit bull
pit bull
nounDefinition of PIT BULL
1
: a dog (as an American Staffordshire terrier) of any of several breeds or a real or apparent hybrid with one or more of these breeds that was developed and is now often trained for fighting and is noted for strength and stamina
2
: an aggressive and tenacious person
Examples of PIT BULL
- <a pit bull who won't let anyone stand in her way to the top of the corporate ladder>
First Known Use of PIT BULL
1930
Related to PIT BULL
- Synonyms
- barracuda, fire-breather, fire-eater, tiger
- Antonyms
- milquetoast
Rhymes with PIT BULL
armful, bagful, bellpull, brimful, bulbul, cageful, canful, capful, carful, cheekful, chestful, chock-full, cupful, drawerful, earful, eyeful, fistful, forkful, glassful, handful, houseful, in full, jarful, John Bull, jugful, lapful, mouthful, mugful, outpull, pailful, panful, pipeful, plateful, potful, push-pull, rackful, roomful, sackful, scoopful, shelfful, skinful, spadeful, spoonful, stageful, steel wool, tankful, tinful, topful, trainful, trayful, truckful, trunkful, tubful
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