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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fit \Fit\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Fitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fitting}.]
1. To make fit or suitable; to adapt to the purpose intended; to qualify; to put into a condition of readiness or preparation.
The time is fitted for the duty. --Burke.
The very situation for which he was peculiarly fitted by nature. --Macaulay.
2. To bring to a required form and size; to shape aright; to adapt to a model; to adjust; -- said especially of the work of a carpenter, machinist, tailor, etc.
The carpenter . . . marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes. --Is. xliv. 13.
3. To supply with something that is suitable or fit, or that is shaped and adjusted to the use required.
No milliner can so fit his customers with gloves. --Shak.
4. To be suitable to; to answer the requirements of; to be correctly shaped and adjusted to; as, if the coat fits you, put it on.
That's a bountiful answer that fits all questions. --Shak.
That time best fits the work. --Shak.
{To fit out}, to supply with necessaries or means; to furnish; to equip; as, to fit out a privateer.
{To fit up}, to furnish with things suitable; to make proper for the reception or use of any person; to prepare; as, to fit up a room for a guest.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fitting \Fit"ting\, noun Anything used in fitting up; especially (pl.), necessary fixtures or apparatus; as, the fittings of a church or study; gas fittings.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fitting \Fit"ting\, adjective Fit; appropriate; suitable; proper. -- {Fit"ting*ly}, adverb -- {Fit"ting*ness}, noun --Jer. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fit
adjective
1: meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to" [syn: {fit to(a)}, {fit for(a)}] [ant: {unfit}]
2: (usually followed by 'to' or 'for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" [syn: {fit(p)}, {primed(p)}, {set(p)}]
3: physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise" [syn: {healthy}] [ant: {unfit}]
noun
1: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: {tantrum}, {scene}, {conniption}]
2: a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" [syn: {paroxysm}, {convulsion}]
3: the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat"
4: a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" [syn: {burst}]
verb
1: be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn: {suit}, {accommodate}]
2: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" [syn: {go}]
3: satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" [syn: {meet}, {conform to}]
4: make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"
5: insert or adjust several objects or people; "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment"
6: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: {match}, {correspond}, {check}, {jibe}, {gibe}, {tally}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}]
7: conform to some shape or size; "How does this shirt fit?"
8: provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" [syn: {equip}, {fit out}, {outfit}]
9: make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater" [syn: {match}] [also: {fitting}, {fitted}, {fittest}, {fitter}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fitting
adjective
1: in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"
2: being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first" [syn: {meet}]
noun
1: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances [syn: {adjustment}, {accommodation}]
2: a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
3: (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) [syn: {appointment}]
4: trying on clothes to see whether they fit [syn: {try-on}, {trying on}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fitting See {fit}
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
210 Moby Thesaurus words for "fitting": a propos, about-face, accessories, accommodation, accordant, according to Hoyle, accouterments, ad rem, adaptation, adapted, adjustment, advantageous, advisable, alteration, amelioration, apostasy, apparatus, appliances, applicable, appointments, apposite, appropriate, appurtenances, apropos, apt, armament, attachments, auspicious, banausic, becoming, befitting, beneficial, betterment, break, change, change of heart, changeableness, civil, comely, comme il faut, commodious, concordant, condign, conditioning, congruous, constructive change, continuity, conveniences, convenient, conversion, correct, decent, decorous, defection, degeneration, degenerative change, desirable, desired, deterioration, deviation, difference, discontinuity, divergence, diversification, diversion, diversity, dovetailing, due, duffel, elements, employable, enablement, equipage, equipment, expedient, facilities, facility, favorable, feasible, felicitous, fit, fitted, fitten, fittings, fixtures, flip-flop, fortunate, fructuous, functional, furnishing, furnishings, furniture, gear, geared, genteel, germane, good, good for, gradual change, happy, harmonious, helpful, impedimenta, improvement, inspired, installations, just, just right, kit, kosher, likely, lucky, machinery, materiel, meet, melioration, meshing, mitigation, modification, modulation, munition, munitions, nice, normal, normative, of general utility, of help, of service, of use, on the button, opportune, outfit, overthrow, paraphernalia, parts, pat, pertinent, pieces, plant, plumbing, politic, practical, pragmatical, profitable, proper, propitious, providential, qualification, qualified, radical change, recommendable, redesign, reform, reformation, relevant, remaking, renewal, reshaping, restructuring, reversal, revival, revivification, revolution, rig, rigging, right, right and proper, righteous, rightful, ripe, seasonable, seemly, serviceable, shift, sortable, stock-in-trade, sudden change, suitable, suited, suiting, switch, tackle, tailored, things, timely, to be desired, to the point, to the purpose, total change, transition, trappings, tuning, turn, turnabout, units, upheaval, urbane, useful, utensils, utilitarian, variation, variety, violent change, well-chosen, well-expressed, well-put, well-timed, wise, worsening, worthwhile
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