[syn: fit(p), primed(p), set(p)]
3. physically and mentally sound or healthy;
- Example: "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"
- Example: "keeps fit with diet and exercise"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fit \Fit\, v. i.
1. To be proper or becoming.
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Nor fits it to prolong the feast. --Pope.
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2. To be adjusted to a particular shape or size; to suit; to
be adapted; as, his coat fits very well.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fit \Fit\, n.
1. The quality of being fit; adjustment; adaptedness; as of
dress to the person of the wearer.
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2. (Mach.)
(a) The coincidence of parts that come in contact.
(b) The part of an object upon which anything fits
tightly.
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Fit rod (Shipbuilding), a gauge rod used to try the depth
of a bolt hole in order to determine the length of the
bolt required. --Knight.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fit \Fit\ (f[i^]t),
imp. & p. p. of Fight. [Obs. or Colloq.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fit \Fit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fitting.]
1. To make fit or suitable; to adapt to the purpose intended;
to qualify; to put into a condition of readiness or
preparation.
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The time is fitted for the duty. --Burke.
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The very situation for which he was peculiarly
fitted by nature. --Macaulay.
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2. To bring to a required form and size; to shape aright; to
adapt to a model; to adjust; -- said especially of the
work of a carpenter, machinist, tailor, etc.
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The carpenter . . . marketh it out with a line; he
fitteth it with planes. --Is. xliv.
13.
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3. To supply with something that is suitable or fit, or that
is shaped and adjusted to the use required.
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No milliner can so fit his customers with gloves.
--Shak.
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4. To be suitable to; to answer the requirements of; to be
correctly shaped and adjusted to; as, if the coat fits
you, put it on.
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That's a bountiful answer that fits all questions.
--Shak.
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That time best fits the work. --Shak.
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To fit out, to supply with necessaries or means; to
furnish; to equip; as, to fit out a privateer.
To fit up, to furnish with things suitable; to make proper
for the reception or use of any person; to prepare; as, to
fit up a room for a guest.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fit \Fit\, n. [AS. fitt a song.]
In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a
ballad; a passus. [Written also fitte, fytte, etc.]
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To play some pleasant fit. --Spenser.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fit \Fit\, a. [Compar. Fitter (f[i^]t"t[~e]r); superl.
Fittest (f[i^]t"t[e^]st).] [OE. fit, fyt; cf. E. feat neat,
elegant, well made, or icel. fitja to web, knit, OD. vitten
to suit, square, Goth. f[=e]tjan to adorn. [root]77.]
1. Adapted to an end, object, or design; suitable by nature
or by art; suited by character, qualities, circumstances,
education, etc.; qualified; competent; worthy.
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That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified
in. --Shak.
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Fit audience find, though few. --Milton.
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2. Prepared; ready. [Obs.]
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So fit to shoot, she singled forth among
her foes who first her quarry's strength should
feel. --Fairfax.
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3. Conformed to a standart of duty, properiety, or taste;
convenient; meet; becoming; proper.
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Is it fit to say a king, Thou art wicked? --Job
xxxiv. 18.
Syn: Suitable; proper; appropriate; meet; becoming;
expedient; congruous; correspondent; apposite; apt;
adapted; prepared; qualified; competent; adequate.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fit \Fit\, n. [AS. fit strife, fight; of uncertain origin.
[root] 77.]
1. A stroke or blow. [Obs. or R.]
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Curse on that cross, quoth then the Sarazin,
That keeps thy body from the bitter fit. --Spenser.
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2. A sudden and violent attack of a disorder; a stroke of
disease, as of epilepsy or apoplexy, which produces
convulsions or unconsciousness; a convulsion; a paroxysm;
hence, a period of exacerbation of a disease; in general,
an attack of disease; as, a fit of sickness.
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And when the fit was on him, I did mark
How he did shake. --Shak.
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3. A mood of any kind which masters or possesses one for a
time; a temporary, absorbing affection; a paroxysm; as, a
fit of melancholy, of passion, or of laughter.
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All fits of pleasure we balanced by an equal degree
of pain. --Swift.
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The English, however, were on this subject prone to
fits of jealously. --Macaulay.
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4. A passing humor; a caprice; a sudden and unusual effort,
activity, or motion, followed by relaxation or inaction;
an impulsive and irregular action.
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The fits of the season. --Shak.
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5. A darting point; a sudden emission. [R.]
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A tongue of light, a fit of flame. --Coleridge.
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By fits, By fits and starts, by intervals of action and
repose; impulsively and irregularly; intermittently.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fit
adj 1: meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "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" [ant: unfit]
2: (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or
strongly disposed; "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" [syn:
fit(p), primed(p), set(p)]
3: physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and
fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise"
[ant: unfit]
n 1: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a
tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: fit, tantrum,
scene, conniption]
2: a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a
fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" [syn: paroxysm,
fit, convulsion]
3: the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her
coat"
4: a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a
burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" [syn: burst,
fit]
v 1: be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn:
suit, accommodate, fit]
2: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired;
"This piece won't fit into the puzzle" [syn: fit, go]
3: satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the
requirements for the degree?" [syn: meet, fit, conform
to]
4: make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to
his cut-out"
5: 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"
6: 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" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe,
gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree,
discord]
7: conform to some shape or size; "How does this shirt fit?"
8: provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The
expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other
necessities" [syn: equip, fit, fit out, outfit]
9: make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater" [syn:
match, fit]