fit : Idioms & Phrases

• a fit of the ague. Shak.

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• by intervals of action and repose; impulsively and irregularly; intermittently.

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• adverb intermittently
  
  • he worked on his book by fits and starts

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• suited to the local circumstances, capabilities, or special requirements of.

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• adjective satellite fitting closely but comfortably
  close; snug.
  
  • a close fit

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• a fainting or swoon; syncope. Colloq.

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• verb go together
  accord; concord; consort; harmonise; harmonize; agree.
  
  • The colors don't harmonize
  • Their ideas concorded

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• verb provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
  equip; fit; outfit.
  
  • The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities
• verb provide with clothes or put clothes on
  enclothe; garment; garb; raiment; apparel; habilitate; dress; tog; clothe.
  
  • Parents must feed and dress their child

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• (Shipbuilding), a gauge rod used to try the depth of a bolt hole in order to determine the length of the bolt required. Knight.

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• verb be what is needed or be good enough for what is required
  fill the bill.
  
  • Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration?

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• noun repeated bursts of activity
  
  • they worked in fits and starts

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• adjective satellite prepared with proper equipment
  equipped.
  
  • equipped for service in the Arctic
• adjective satellite furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation
  outfitted.
  
  • a well outfitted expedition to the South Pole

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• noun a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress
  contour sheet.
  

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• (Mech.), a tight fit, as of one part into a hole in another part, which makes it necessary to use considerable force in putting the two parts together.

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• noun a workman who installs and repairs gas fixtures and appliances
  

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• one who lays pipes and puts up fixtures for gas.

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• noun the fitting (pipes or valves or meters) that convey gas from the gas main to the gas fixtures of a building
  

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• . (a) The occupation of a gas fitter. (b) pl. The appliances needed for the introduction of gas into a building, as meters, pipes, burners, etc.

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• verb get very angry and fly into a rage
  hit the roof; flip one's lid; have kittens; fly off the handle; go ballistic; flip one's wig; hit the ceiling; blow one's stack; lose one's temper; combust; blow up; blow a fuse; have a fit.
  
  • The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
  • Spam makes me go ballistic

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• adjective satellite not the right size or shape
  

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• adjective satellite not fitting closely; hanging loosely
  sloppy; baggy.
  
  • baggy trousers
  • a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather

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• noun a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
  plumber.
  

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• one who fits pipes together, or applies pipes, as to an engine or a building.

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• noun fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together
  pipefitting.
  

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• a piece, as a coupling, an elbow, a valve, etc., used for connecting lengths of pipe or as accessory to a pipe.

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• a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an elbow, a tee, etc., for connecting a large pipe with a smaller one.

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• a fitter of steam pipes.

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• noun care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating
  

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• the act or the occupation of a steam fitter; also, a pipe fitting for steam pipes.

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• noun a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
  survival; selection; natural selection.
  

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• . (Biol.) See Natural selection, under Natural.

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• verb get very angry and fly into a rage
  hit the roof; flip one's lid; have kittens; fly off the handle; go ballistic; flip one's wig; hit the ceiling; blow one's stack; lose one's temper; combust; blow up; blow a fuse; have a fit.
  
  • The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
  • Spam makes me go ballistic

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• adjective satellite fitting snugly
  tight fitting; skinny; tightfitting; tight-fitting.
  
  • a tightly-fitting cover
  • tight-fitting clothes

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• adjective satellite fitting snugly
  tight fitting; skinny; tightfitting; tight-fitting.
  
  • a tightly-fitting cover
  • tight-fitting clothes

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• adjective satellite fitting snugly
  tight fitting; skinny; tightfitting; tight-fitting.
  
  • a tightly-fitting cover
  • tight-fitting clothes

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• to supply with necessaries or means; to furnish; to equip; as, to fit out a privateer.

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• to firnish with things suitable; to make proper for the reception or use of any person; to prepare; as, to fit up a room for a guest.

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