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FIT
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Irregular inflected forms: fitted , fitter , fittest , fitting
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
Example:
a fit of housecleaning
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fit" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fit"):
fits and starts (repeated bursts of activity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The manner in which something fits
Example:
I admired the fit of her coat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("fit" is a kind of...):
fashion; manner; mode; style; way (how something is done or how it happens)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fit"):
hang (the way a garment hangs)
Derivation:
fit (make fit)
fit (be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A sudden uncontrollable attack
Example:
convulsions of laughter
Synonyms:
convulsion; fit; paroxysm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("fit" is a kind of...):
attack (a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A display of bad temper
Example:
he made a scene
Synonyms:
conniption; fit; scene; tantrum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("fit" is a kind of...):
bad temper; ill temper (a persisting angry mood)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Physically and mentally sound or healthy
Example:
keeps fit with diet and exercise
Classified under:
Similar:
able; able-bodied (having a strong healthy body)
conditioned; in condition (physically fit)
Also:
healthy (having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease)
sound (financially secure and safe)
well (in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury)
Antonym:
unfit (not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition)
Derivation:
fitness (the quality of being qualified)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Meeting adequate standards for a purpose
Example:
do as you see fit to
Classified under:
Similar:
acceptable (adequate for the purpose)
suitable; suited (meant or adapted for an occasion or use)
worthy (having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way)
Also:
appropriate (suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc)
Antonym:
unfit (below the required standards for a purpose)
Derivation:
fitness (the quality of being suitable)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(usually followed by 'to' or 'for') on the point of or strongly disposed
Example:
we are set to go at any time
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
ready (completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress)
Derivation:
fitness (the quality of being suitable)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they fit ... he / she / it fits
Past simple: fit /fitted
Past participle: fit /fitted
-ing form: fitting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Insert or adjust several objects or people
Example:
This man can't fit himself into our work environment
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "fit" is one way to...):
accommodate; adapt (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make fit
Example:
He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "fit" is one way to...):
form; shape (give shape or form to)
Cause:
fit; go (be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fit"):
dovetail (fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Sentence example:
They fit the cape
Derivation:
fit (the manner in which something fits)
fitter (someone who fits a garment to a particular person)
fitting (making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Make correspond or harmonize
Example:
Match my sweater
Synonyms:
fit; match
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "fit" is one way to...):
adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)
Verb group:
match (be equal or harmonize)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fit"):
balance; equilibrate; equilibrise; equilibrize (bring into balance or equilibrium)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They fit the cape
Derivation:
fitting (making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction
Example:
meet a need
Synonyms:
conform to; fill; fit; fulfil; fulfill; meet; satisfy
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "fit" is one way to...):
cater; ply; provide; supply (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fit"):
accommodate; fit; suit (be agreeable or acceptable to)
fulfil; fulfill; live up to; satisfy (meet the requirements or expectations of)
fill the bill; fit the bill (be what is needed or be good enough for what is required)
allay; assuage; quench; slake (satisfy (thirst))
feed on; feed upon (be sustained by)
content (satisfy in a limited way)
appease; quell; stay (overcome or allay)
answer (be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
Meaning:
Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
Example:
The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "fit" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fit"):
kit; kit out; kit up (supply with a set of articles or tools)
appoint (furnish)
re-equip; rejig (re-equip a factory or plant)
refit (fit out again)
armor; armour (equip with armor)
accouter; accoutre (provide with military equipment)
wire (provide with electrical circuits)
shaft (equip with a shaft)
spar (furnish with spars)
stave (furnish with staves)
adorn; clothe; invest (furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors)
commission (put into commission; equip for service; of ships)
rig; set; set up (equip with sails or masts)
mechanise; mechanize; motorise; motorize (equip with armed and armored motor vehicles)
fuse (equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse)
collar (furnish with a collar)
spur (equip with spurs)
fin (equip (a car) with fins)
motorize (equip with a motor)
motorize (equip with a motor vehicle)
stock (equip with a stock)
horseshoe (equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes)
turn out (outfit or equip, as with accessories)
instrument (equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling)
muzzle (fit with a muzzle)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Derivation:
fitting ((usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel))
Sense 6
Meaning:
Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
Example:
The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun
Synonyms:
agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "fit" is one way to...):
be; equal (be identical or equivalent to)
Verb group:
accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)
check; check out (be verified or confirmed; pass inspection)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fit"):
rhyme; rime (be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable)
adhere (be compatible or in accordance with)
pattern (form a pattern)
accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)
befit; beseem; suit (accord or comport with)
homologize (be homologous)
resemble (appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to)
bear out; corroborate; support; underpin (support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm)
square (be compatible with)
duplicate; parallel; twin (duplicate or match)
parallel (be parallel to)
correlate (to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation)
align (be or come into adjustment with)
coincide (be the same)
answer (match or correspond)
look (accord in appearance with)
consist (be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Sense 7
Meaning:
Be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
Example:
This piece won't fit into the puzzle
Synonyms:
fit; go
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "fit" is one way to...):
fit (conform to some shape or size)
Verb group:
blend; blend in; go (blend or harmonize)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fit"):
tessellate (fit together exactly, of identical shapes)
joint (fit as if by joints)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
These cars won't fit
Derivation:
fit (the manner in which something fits)
fitting (putting clothes on to see whether they fit)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Be agreeable or acceptable to
Example:
This suits my needs
Synonyms:
accommodate; fit; suit
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "fit" is one way to...):
conform to; fill; fit; fulfil; fulfill; meet; satisfy (fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Derivation:
fitter (someone who fits a garment to a particular person)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Conform to some shape or size
Example:
How does this shirt fit?
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "fit" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fit"):
fit; go (be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Context examples:
But even fitter seniors had more lapses in language than their juniors, the findings showed.
(Exercise May Help Seniors with Word, Memory Problems, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
They also thought lysine would often not fit neatly into the chains the way it does in proteins.
(Pre-life building blocks spontaneously align in evolutionary experiment, National Science Foundation)
Finding such a closely packed mixture of apparent ages doesn't fit with current ideas about how stars evolve.
(Spitzer Studies a Stellar Playground With a Long History, NASA)
This implies that the tumour will be accumulating more and more potentially damaging mutations over time, making it less and less fit to its environment.
(The curious tale of the cancer ‘parasite’ that sailed the seas, University of Cambridge)
The scientists further examined how the subunits fit together, and where molecules bind to trigger the channel to open or close.
(Structure of receptor involved in brain disorders, NIH)
A tight-fitting, elastic garment, such as a sleeve or stocking.
(Compression garment, NCI Dictionary)
There is an additional score for 'U' (unclassifiable) for patients who do not fit into the 0 to 6 classification categories.
(Disease Steps Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
Plasma cell myeloma that fits in neither stage I nor stage III.
(DS Stage II Plasma Cell Myeloma, NCI Thesaurus/PDQ)
It was a fitting avenue to a land of wonders.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Far from that, Diana; his sole idea in proposing to me is to procure a fitting fellow-labourer in his Indian toils.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
