Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Being in keeping with a situation; appropriate.
- noun The act of trying on clothes whose fit is being adjusted.
- noun A small detachable part for a machine or apparatus.
- noun Chiefly British Furnishings or fixtures.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Fit or appropriate; suitable; proper.
- Synonyms See list under
fit , adjective - noun Specifically, any small casting or other metal part of a machine or apparatus used to fit together or assemble other parts, as a coupling or elbow used to join lengths of pipe.
- noun Anything employed in fitting up permanently: used generally in the plural, in the sense of fixtures, tackle, apparatus, equipment: as, the fittings of an office; gas-fittings.
- noun In soap-making, the finishing operation for yellow soaps, consisting in removing the lye from the cooled copper, and then bringing its remaining contents again to a boil.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Anything used in fitting up.
- adjective Fit; appropriate; suitable; proper.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
fit . - verb informal, US, with infinitive
Ready , preparing. - adjective
Ready ,appropriate , or in keeping - noun A small
detachable part of adevice ormachine . - noun The act of trying on
clothes toinspect oradjust the fit. - noun manufacturing The process of applying craft methods such as skilled
filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products. - noun chiefly UK
Domestic moveable piece of furniture, which can be taken along when moving out, USfurnishing . Opposite offixture .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
- noun making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
- adjective in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
- adjective being precisely fitting and right
- noun a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
- noun putting clothes on to see whether they fit
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Examples
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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But dialogue fitting is one of those things that I screw up on a regular basis.
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word fitting
"3. In soap-making, the finishing operation for yellow soaps, consisting in removing the lye from the cooled copper, and then bringing its remaining contents again to a boil." -- Cent. Dict.
June 21, 2011