fit

verb15

1. •
   to be neither too big nor too small for someone or something, and the right shape

   • The small shirt doesn't fit me, so I'll buy the medium size.
   • If I lose a few kilos, the gorgeous wedding dress might fit me.
2. •
   To be of the right size and shape

   • I wanted to borrow my little sister's jeans, but they didn't fit.
   • That plug fit into the other socket, but it won't go in this one.
3. •
   To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.

   • Ten clowns fit in the car, but not a hundred.
   • The elevator can fit up to 10 people.
4. •
   To be suitable for.

   • It fits the purpose.
5. •
   To be proper or becoming.

   • Nor fits it to prolong the heav'nly feast. — 1725
6. •
   To be in agreement with.

   • These definitions fit most of the usage.
7. •
   To be in harmony.

   • The paint, the fabrics, the rugs all fit.
8. •
   To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.

   • Williams had a problem fitting his left rear tyre and that left Alonso only 3.1secs adrift when he rejoined from his final stop three laps later. — 2012
9. •
   To make conform in size and shape.

   • I want to fit the drapes to the windows.
10. •
    To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.

    • I had a suit fitted by the tailor.
11. •
    To adjust.

    • The regression program fit a line to the data.
12. •
    To equip or supply.

    • The chandler will fit us with provisions for a month.
13. •
    To make ready.

    • I’m fitting the ship for a summer sail home.
    • I’m fitting to go home and sleep.
14. •
    To suffer a fit.
15. •
    (no longer used) To be seemly.

noun12

1. •
   The degree to which something fits.

   • This shirt is a bad fit.
   • Since he put on weight, his jeans have been a tight fit.
2. •
   Conformity of elements one to another.

   • It's hard to get a good fit using second-hand parts.
3. •
   Measure of how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.

   • The Wonder Bread advertising research results showed the “White Picket Fence” commercial had strong fit ratings.
4. •
   Goodness of fit.
5. •
   The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump.

   • During the auction, it is often a partnership's goal to find an eight-card major suit fit.
6. •
   A sudden outburst of emotion.

   • He had a laughing fit which lasted more than ten minutes.
   • She had a fit and threw all of his clothes out through the window.
7. •
   A sudden burst (of an activity).

   • A fit of spring-cleaning led Eric Brooks to a box of old newspaper clips from 1997. — 2007
8. •
   A seizure or convulsion.

   • My grandfather died after having a fit.
9. •
   A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
10. •
    (slang) An outfit, a set of clothing.

    • How do you like the fit?
11. •
    The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
12. •
    (no longer used) A section of a poem or ballad.

    • Dr. Percy has written a long ballad in many fits. — 1771

adjective5

1. •
   Suitable; proper

   • You have nothing to say about it. I'll do exactly as I see fit.
2. •
   In good shape; physically well.

   • You don't have to be a good climber for Kilimanjaro, but you do have to be fit.
3. •
   Adapted to a purpose or environment.

   • That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in. — 1603
4. •
   (informal, slang) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.

   • I think the girl working in the office is fit.
5. •
   (no longer used) Prepared; ready.

   • So fit to shoot, she singled forth among her foes who first her quarry's strength should feel. — 1600

noun3

1. •
   Initialism of feed-in tariff.
2. •
   Initialism of fully independent travel.
3. •
   Initialism of fully inclusive tour.