Definition of fith
1. fit [ v ] be agreeable or acceptable to
Examples:
"This suits my needs"
(The Dallas Morning News,...)
Walnut , wormy chestnut , pecan , three varieties of burl , hand-woven Philippine cane , ceramic tiles , marble are used to emphasize the feeling of texture and of permanence , the furniture to fit into rooms with tiled floors , brick or paneled walls , windows that bring_in the outdoors .
(Richard B. Morris, "Seven Who Set Our Destiny"...)
Madison once remarked : `` My life has been so_much a public one '' , a comment which fits the careers of the other six .
Synonyms fit suit accommodate Related Terms meet fitter2. fit [ v ] be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
Examples:
"This skirt won't go around your waist"
(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)
Although the armored vest fitted the upper part of his body snugly , he felt no security .
Synonyms fit go Related Terms joint tesselate blend3. fit [ v ] satisfy a condition or restriction
Examples:
"Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)
The simple , naked idea of one man chasing another is of its nature better fitted for the film than it is for any other form of fiction .
Synonyms meet fit conform_to Related Terms match suit satisfy coordinate behoove fill_the_bill4. fit [ v ] make fit
Examples:
"fit a dress"
"He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"
(Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)
Some time in 1912 , Picasso cut_out and folded a piece_of_paper in the shape of a guitar ; to this he glued and fitted other pieces_of_paper and four taut strings , thus creating a sequence of flat surfaces in real and sculptural space to which there clung only the vestige of a picture_plane .
Synonyms fit Related Terms shape dovetail adjustment5. fit [ v ] insert or adjust several objects or people
Examples:
"Can you fit the toy into the box?"
"This man can't fit himself into our work environment"
(High Fidelity, 11:10...)
Yet it is the accumulation of distortion , the fitting together of fractional bits until the total reaches the threshold of our awareness , that makes records sound like records .
(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)
With leather cups fitted in his handlebars , he steered his bicycle .
Synonyms fit Related Terms adapt6. fit [ a ] meeting adequate standards for a purpose
Examples:
"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"
(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)
An Alabamian wrote : `` Col._Henry is [ an ignoramus ] fit for nothing higher than the cultivation of corn '' .
A Floridian stated that his officers were `` not fit to tote_guts_to_a_bear '' .
(Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)
`` Why , I 'm not fit to touch the hem of her garment '' .
Synonyms fit fit_to fit_for Related Terms unfit appropriate acceptable7. fit [ v ] be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
Examples:
"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"
(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)
The useful suggestion of Professor_David_Hawkins which considers culture as a third stage in biological evolution fits quite beautifully then with our suggestion that science has provided us with a rather successful technique for building protective artificial environments .
(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)
The place of religion in the simple , preliterate societies is quite definite ; as a complex it fits into the whole social_organization and functions dominantly in every part of_it .
Synonyms match correspond agree fit jibe tally gibe check Related Terms disagree equal resemble harmonize meet accede parallel coincide correlate corroborate befit conform_to align twin look rhyme square pattern consist overlap answer homologize harmonize check agreement match8. fit [ a ] (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed
Examples:
"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"
(Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)
Garth was prepared to be helpful in what he referred to with fastidious distaste as this unfortunate Johnston affair , which would not , he said more than once , have ever come_about if Mrs._Meeker had only seen fit to consult Mr._Hohlbein or him about it .
Synonyms fit set primed Related Terms ready9. fit [ n ] a display of bad temper
Examples:
"he had a fit"
"she threw a tantrum"
"he made a scene"
(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)
Something of this can be learned from `` The_Way_to_the_Churchyard '' ( 1901 ) , an anecdote about an old failure whose fit of anger at a passing cyclist causes him to die of a stroke or seizure .
Piepsam calls the cyclist `` cur '' and `` puppy '' among other things , and at the crisis of his fit a little fox-terrier stands before him and howls into his face .
(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)
Max , in a fit of despair , takes Alicia and runs_off for two marvelous weeks in Burbank ( Fink calls it `` the most wonderful and lovely fourteen days in my whole life '' ) , at the end of which Alicia tragically contracts Parkinson's_disease and dies .
Synonyms fit tantrum scene conniption Related Terms bad_temper10. fit [ a ] physically and mentally sound or healthy
Examples:
"felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"
"keeps fit with diet and exercise"
(Chicago Daily Tribune...)
Also , perhaps , table-tennis and other indoor sports to keep them fit and contented .
(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)
President_Kennedy has asked that we become a physically fit nation .
To be fit , one has_to start early with young children , and today the only person who really reaches such children is the teacher of dance .
Synonyms fit healthy Related Terms unfit conditioned able healthy sound well11. fit [ n ] the manner in which something fits
Examples:
"I admired the fit of her coat"
12. fit [ n ] a sudden uncontrollable attack
Examples:
"a paroxysm of giggling"
"a fit of coughing"
"convulsions of laughter"
(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)
This passion brings_on a fit which proves fatal .
(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)
It went right on creaking under his own considerable weight , and all it needed , Harold thought , was for somebody to fling himself back in a fit of laughter and that would be the end of_it .
Synonyms fit paroxysm convulsion Related Terms attack13. fit [ v ] provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
Examples:
"The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"
(Richard Sanders Allen, "When Fogg Flew the Mail"...)
The ship was a Waco biplane , one of the first two of its type to be fitted with the air cooled , 225 HP_Wright radial_engine known as the Whirlwind .
Synonyms equip fit fit_out outfit Related Terms supply wire commission invest mechanize appoint collar kit_out turn_out re-equip spur refit armor fin weatherstrip motorize fuse muzzle motorize stock horseshoe rig instrument shaft spar stave accouter equipment kit appointment arming outfitting14. fit [ v ] conform to some shape or size
Examples:
"How does this shirt fit?"
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)
He says the state , in_order_to proceed with economic development , must develop an understanding of how the various parts of its economy fit together and dovetail into the national economy .
Synonyms fit Related Terms be15. fit [ v ] make correspond or harmonize
Examples:
"Match my sweater"
16. fit [ n ] a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
Examples:
"a burst of applause"
"a fit of housecleaning"
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