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Fitting

verb
/fɪtɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 9.3

Definitions

1.verbTo be suitable for.
"It fits the purpose."
2.verbTo conform to in size and shape.
"If I lose a few kilos, the gorgeous wedding dress might fit me."
3.verbTo be of the right size and shape
"I wanted to borrow my little sister's jeans, but they didn't fit."
4.verb(with to) To make conform in size and shape.
"I want to fit the drapes to the windows."
5.verbTo be in agreement with.
"These definitions fit most of the usage."
6.verbTo adjust.
"The regression program fit a line to the data."
7.verbTo attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
8.verbTo equip or supply.
"The chandler will fit us with provisions for a month."
9.verbTo make ready.
"I'm fitting the ship for a summer sail home."
10.verbTo be seemly.
11.verbTo be proper or becoming.
12.verbTo be in harmony.
"The paint, the fabrics, the rugs all fit."
13.verbTo suffer a fit.
14.nounA small part, especially a standardized or detachable part of a device or machine.
15.nounA tube connector; a standardized connecting part of a piping system to attach sections of pipe together, such as a coupling
16.nounThe act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.
17.nounThe process of fitting up; especially of applying craft methods such as skilled filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products.
18.noun(often plural) A removable item in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when one moves out, such as a moveable piece of furniture, a carpet, picture, etc.; US furnishing; compare fixture.
"the fittings of a church or study"
19.nounThe action or condition of having fits in the sense of seizures or convulsions.
"Since her medication was changed, her fitting has got worse."
20.adjectiveReady, appropriate, suitable, or in keeping

Synonyms

adjustmentpropertry-onmeetappointmentjustaccommodationtrying oninstalladjustadjustingpositioning

Rhymes With

unwittingunremittingflittingbefittingsplittingemittingquittingknitting
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