fit
 I. fit1 (fĭt)v. fit·ted, or fit fit·ted, fit·ting, fitsv. tr.
1.
a. To be the proper size and shape for:
These shoes fit me.
b. To cause to be the proper size and shape:
The tailor fitted the trousers by shortening them.
c. To measure for proper size:
She fitted me for a new jacket.
2. To be appropriate to; suit:
music that fits your mood.
3. To be in conformity or agreement with:
observations that fit the theory nicely.
4. To make suitable; adapt:
fitted the shelves for large books.
See Synonyms at adapt.
5. To make ready; prepare:
Specialized training fitted her for the job.
6. To equip; outfit:
fit out a ship.
7. To provide a place or time for:
You can't fit any more toys in the box. The doctor can fit you in today.
8. To insert or adjust so as to be properly in place:
fit a handle on a door.v. intr.
1. To be the proper size and shape.
2. To be suited; belong:
doesn't fit in with these people.
3. To be in harmony; agree:
His good mood fit in with the joyful occasion.adj. fit·ter, fit·test
1. Suited, adapted, or acceptable for a given circumstance or purpose:
not a fit time for flippancy.
2. Appropriate; proper:
Do as you see fit.
3. Physically sound; healthy:
keeps fit with diet and exercise.
4. Biology. Successfully adapted to survive and produce viable offspring in a particular environment.n.
1. The state, quality, or way of being fitted:
the proper fit of means to ends.
2. The manner in which clothing fits:
a jacket with a tight fit.
3. The degree of precision with which surfaces are adjusted or adapted to each other in a machine or collection of parts.Idioms:fit to be tied
Roused to great anger or indignation; outraged.fit to kill Slang
To an extreme or elaborate degree:
dressed up fit to kill. [Middle English fitten, to be suitable, marshal troops.] fitʹly adv.fitʹter n. II. fit2 (fĭt)n.
1. Medicine.
a. A seizure or convulsion, especially one caused by epilepsy.
b. The sudden appearance of a symptom such as coughing or sneezing.
2. A sudden outburst of emotion:
a fit of jealousy.
3. A sudden period of vigorous activity.Idiom:by/in fits and starts
With irregular intervals of action and inaction; intermittently. [Middle English, hardship, probably from Old English fitt, struggle.] III. fit3 (fĭt)n. Archaic
A section of a poem or ballad. [Middle English, from Old English.]
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