noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Shortened form of pit bull terrier.
2. 2
   An aggressive person. figuratively, informal

   "My mother was a pitbull."

3. 3
   NATO brevity code indicating a semi-active radar homing missile has begun active homing, and no longer requires its operator to maintain a radar track.

Synonyms

All synonyms

pibblepitpit bull terrierpittieshitbullvelvet hippo

Example

More examples

"Dan's pitbull attacked Linda's small dog."

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