fitted

Pluralfitteds

1. 1
   adjective

   Made to follow the exact shape of someone's body.

   Like a glove that follows the exact shape of your hand.

   The fitted shirt showed off his strong arms.

   She bought a fitted dress for the spring wedding.

   Similartailored, snug, tight, slim

   Oppositeloose, baggy, oversized

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2. 2
   verb

   Past participle of fit. Use it after has, have, had, is, was or were.

   The tailor has fitted the suit to his measurements.

   The dress was fitted by a skilled seamstress.

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3. 3
   verb

   Past tense of fit. Use it for the past.

   The tailor fitted the coat to his shoulders last week.

   She fitted the skirt to her waist before the wedding.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Built with all the parts joined into connected units instead of separate, movable pieces.

   The house we looked at had a fitted kitchen, so we would not need to buy any cupboards.

   Cleaning a fitted bathroom is quick because dirt can't get behind the cabinets.

   Similarintegrated, built-in

   Oppositeunfitted

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5. 5
   nounslangUScountable

   A baseball cap that comes in set sizes and has no strap to adjust.

   Like shoes that only come in your size and can't be made looser.

   He wore a fresh fitted to match his team jersey.

   She keeps her fitteds stacked neatly on a shelf.

   Oppositesnapback

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6. 6
   nouncountable

   A cloth diaper shaped to a baby's body, with elastic at the legs and waist.

   Like a shaped cloth that follows the baby's body instead of a flat square.

   She put a clean fitted on the baby before bed.

   These fitteds dry faster than the flat kind.

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7. 7
   verbdialectal

   Past tense of fit. In some places people say this instead of 'fit' for the past.

   The key fitted the lock perfectly.

   The shoes fitted her well last summer.

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8. 8
   verbdialectal

   Past participle of fit. It is more common in British English. Americans usually say 'has fit' instead.

   The jacket has fitted him since he was a teenager.

   The parts had fitted together without any trouble.

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