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The definition of fit
17 Definitions of: fit
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- verb, to be appropriate or suitable for (a situation, etc)
- verb, to be of the correct size or shape for (a connection, container, etc)
- verb, to adjust in order to render appropriate
- verb, to supply with that which is needed
- verb, to try clothes on (someone) in order to make adjustments if necessary
- verb, to make competent or ready
- verb, to locate with care
- verb, to correspond with the facts or circumstances
- adjective, suitable to a purpose or design; appropriate
- adjective, having the right qualifications; qualifying
- adjective, in good health
- adjective, worthy or deserving
- adjective, in such an extreme condition that a specified consequence is likely
- adjective, (of a person) sexually attractive
- noun, the manner in which something fits
- noun, the act or process of fitting
- noun, statistics the correspondence between observed and predicted characteristics of a distribution or model. See goodness of fit, fit in, fit out, fit up
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- noun, pathol a sudden attack or convulsion, such as an epileptic seizure
- noun, a sudden spell of emotion
- noun, an impulsive period of activity or lack of activity; mood
- noun, give (a person) a fit to surprise (a person) in an outrageous manner
- noun, have or throw a fit to become very angry or excited
- noun, in or by fits and starts in spasmodic spells; irregularly
- verb, to have a sudden attack or convulsion, such as an epileptic seizure
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- noun, a story or song or a section of a story or song
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of fit