fit

I 1. adjective

1)

fit for human habitation

he is a fit subject for such a book

Syn:

suitable, good enough; relevant, pertinent, apt, appropriate, suited, apposite, fitting; archaic meet

Ant:

unsuitable

2)

is he fit to look after a child?

Syn:

competent, able, capable; ready, prepared, qualified, trained, equipped

Ant:

incapable

3) informal

you look fit to commit murder!

Syn:

ready, prepared, all set, in a fit state, likely, about; informal psyched up

4)

he looked tanned and fit

Syn:

healthy, well, in good health, in (good) shape, in (good) trim, in good condition, fighting fit, as fit as a fiddle; athletic, muscular, well-built, strong, robust, hale and hearty, in the pink

Ant:

unwell

2. verb

1)

have your carpets fitted professionally

Syn:

lay, position, place, put in place/position, fix

2)

cameras fitted with a backlight button

Syn:

equip, provide, supply, fit out, furnish

3)

concrete slabs were fitted together

Syn:

join, connect, put together, piece together, attach, unite, link (together), slot together

4)

a sentence that fits her crimes

Syn:

match, suit, be appropriate to, correspond to, tally with, go with, accord with, correlate to, be congruous with, be congruent with, be consonant with

5)

an MA fits you for a professional career

Syn:

qualify, prepare, make ready, train, groom

3. noun

the degree of fit between a school's philosophy and practice

- fit in

Syn:

correlation, correspondence, agreement, consistency, equivalence, match, similarity, compatibility, concurrence

II noun

1)

an epileptic fit

Syn:

convulsion, spasm, paroxysm, seizure, attack; Medicine ictus

2)

a fit of the giggles

Syn:

outbreak, outburst, attack, bout, spell

3)

my mother would have a fit if she knew

Syn:

tantrum, fit of temper, outburst of anger/rage, frenzy; informal blowout, hissy fit, conniption (fit)

•

- by fits and starts

- in fits and starts