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Adjective fitting has 2 senses
- fitting - 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"
Antonym: improper (indirect, via proper)
- fitting, meet - being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first"
Antonym: unjust (indirect, via just)
Noun fitting has 4 senses
- adjustment, accommodation, fitting - making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
--1 is a kind of improvement, betterment, advance
--1 has particulars: shakedown
- fitting - a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
--2 is a kind of accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on
--2 has particulars: gas fitting; pipefitting, pipe fitting; receptacle
- appointment, fitting - (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
--3 is a kind of furnishings
- fitting, try-on, trying on - trying on clothes to see whether they fit
--4 is a kind of test, trial, run
Verb fit has 9 senses
- suit, accommodate, fit - be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"
--1 is one way to meet, fit, conform to
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody
- fit, go - be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"
--2 is one way to fit
Sample sentence:
These cars won't fit
- meet, fit, conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
--3 is one way to match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- fit - make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"
--4 is one way to shape, form
Sample sentence:
They fit the cape
- fit - 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"
--5 is one way to adapt, accommodate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree - 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"
--6 is one way to equal, be
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- fit - conform to some shape or size; "How does this shirt fit?"
--7 is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- equip, fit, fit out, outfit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"
--8 is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
- match, fit - make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater"
--9 is one way to adjust, set, correct
Sample sentence:
They fit the cape
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