fitting

Pluralfittings

1. 1
   adjective

   Right or proper for a certain time, place, or situation.

   Like a key that fits a lock: just right for the moment.

   A quiet song felt fitting for the end of the night.

   They chose a fitting gift for her retirement.

   Similarappropriate, suitable, apt, proper, befitting

   Oppositeinappropriate, unsuitable, improper, unfitting

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Trying on clothes so they can be checked or changed to suit you.

   Like trying on shoes in a store before you decide to buy them.

   She booked a fitting for her wedding dress next week.

   The tailor asked him to come back for a final fitting.

3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A small part that can be added to or taken off a machine or device.

   Like a small part that clicks onto a machine to do its job.

   The lamp came with a metal fitting for the bulb.

   He replaced the worn fittings on the old cabinet.

   Similarpart, component, attachment, accessory, fixture

4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A part that joins two pieces of pipe together.

   Like the connector that joins two parts of a garden hose.

   The plumber added a fitting to connect the two pipes.

   Water leaked because one fitting was loose.

   Similarconnector, coupling, joint

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5. 5
   verbcolloquialUSintransitivewith infinitive

   Getting ready to do something soon.

   We're fitting to leave as soon as the truck is loaded.

   She's fitting to start supper before the guests arrive.

   Similarpreparing, planning, fixing, aiming

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6. 6
   verb

   The -ing form of fit. Use it to name the action, or after a noun to describe it.

   The tailor is fitting a new suit for the groom.

   They are fitting the shelves into the narrow alcove.

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7. 7
   nounBritishcountable or uncountable

   A movable item in a home, like furniture or a carpet, that you can take when you move out.

   Like the things you pack into boxes and carry to your new home.

   When the tenants left the flat, they took every fitting they had bought.

   The new fittings, including a rug and two pictures, brightened the lounge.

   Similarfurnishing, chattel

   Oppositefixture

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8. 8
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The work of putting machine parts together using careful hand skills.

   Like carefully shaping puzzle pieces so they all fit together.

   The fitting of the engine took several days in the workshop.

   He learned fitting during his years at the factory.

   Similarassembly

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9. 9
   noununcountable

   Having seizures, where the body shakes and cannot be controlled.

   The dog's fitting frightened the children until the vet arrived.

   Her fitting started in the night, and her whole body shook for a minute.

   Similarseizing

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