[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fit \fit\, v. t. imp.  p. p. fitted; p. pr.  vb. n.
   fitting.
   1. to make fit or suitable; to adapt to the purpose intended;
      to qualify; to put into a condition of readiness or
      preparation.
      1913 webster

            the time is fitted for the duty.      --burke.
      1913 webster

            the very situation for which he was peculiarly
            fitted by nature.                     --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   2. to bring to a required form and size; to shape aright; to
      adapt to a model; to adjust; -- said especially of the
      work of a carpenter, machinist, tailor, etc.
      1913 webster

            the carpenter . . . marketh it out with a line; he
            fitteth it with planes.               --is. xliv.
                                                  13.
      1913 webster

   3. to supply with something that is suitable or fit, or that
      is shaped and adjusted to the use required.
      1913 webster

            no milliner can so fit his customers with gloves.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. to be suitable to; to answer the requirements of; to be
      correctly shaped and adjusted to; as, if the coat fits
      you, put it on.
      1913 webster

            that's a bountiful answer that fits all questions.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

            that time best fits the work.         --shak.
      1913 webster

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

   to fit up, to furnish 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.
      1913 webster
see also:
fitted fitting to fit out to fit up 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fitting \fit"ting\, n.
   anything used in fitting up; especially pl., necessary
   fixtures or apparatus; as, the fittings of a church or study;
   gas fittings.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fitting \fit"ting\, a.
   fit; appropriate; suitable; proper. -- fit"tingly, adv. --
   fit"tingness, n. --jer. taylor.
   1913 webster
see also:
fit"tingly fit"tingness 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

fit
     adj 1: meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for
            discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there";
            "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see
            fit to" syn: fit toa, fit fora ant: unfit
     2: usually followed by `to' or `for' on the point of or
        strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to
        drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream";
        "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" syn:
         fitp, primedp, setp
     3: physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and
        fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and
        exercise" syn: healthy ant: unfit
     n 1: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a
          tantrum"; "he made a scene" syn: tantrum, scene, conniption
     2: a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a
        fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" syn: paroxysm,
         convulsion
     3: the manner in which something fits; "i admired the fit of
        her coat"
     4: a sudden flurry of activity often for no obvious reason;
        "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" syn: burst
     v 1: be agreeable or acceptable to; "this suits my needs" syn: suit,
           accommodate
     2: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired;
        "this piece won't fit into the puzzle" syn: go
     3: satisfy a condition or restriction; "does this paper meet
        the requirements for the degree?" syn: meet, conform
        to
     4: make fit; "fit a dress"; "he fitted other pieces of paper to
        his cut-out"
     5: insert or adjust several objects or people; "can you fit the
        toy into the box?"; "this man can't fit himself into our
        work environment"
     6: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their
        characteristics; "the two stories don't agree in many
        details"; "the handwriting checks with the signature on
        the check"; "the suspect's fingerprints don't match those
        on the gun" syn: match, correspond, check, jibe,
        gibe, tally, agree ant: disagree
     7: conform to some shape or size; "how does this shirt fit?"
     8: provide with something usually for a specific purpose;
        "the expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food,
        and other necessities" syn: equip, fit out, outfit
     9: make correspond or harmonize; "match my sweater" syn: match
     also: fitting, fitted, fittest, fitter
see also:
fit toa fit fora unfit fitp primedp setp 
healthy tantrum scene conniption paroxysm 
convulsion burst suit accommodate go 
meet conform to match correspond check 
jibe gibe tally agree disagree 
equip fit out outfit fitting fitted 
fittest fitter 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

fitting
     adj 1: in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or
            occasion; "we have come to dedicate a portion of that
            field...it is altogether fitting and proper that we
            should do this"
     2: being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she
        should be seated first" syn: meet
     n 1: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
          syn: adjustment, accommodation
     2: a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
     3: usually plural furnishings and equipment especially for a
        ship or hotel syn: appointment
     4: trying on clothes to see whether they fit syn: try-on, trying
        on
see also:
meet adjustment accommodation appointment try-on trying on 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

fitting
     see fit
see also:
fit 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

210 moby thesaurus words for "fitting":
   a propos, about-face, accessories, accommodation, accordant,
   according to hoyle, accouterments, ad rem, adaptation, adapted,
   adjustment, advantageous, advisable, alteration, amelioration,
   apostasy, apparatus, appliances, applicable, appointments,
   apposite, appropriate, appurtenances, apropos, apt, armament,
   attachments, auspicious, banausic, becoming, befitting, beneficial,
   betterment, break, change, change of heart, changeableness, civil,
   comely, comme il faut, commodious, concordant, condign,
   conditioning, congruous, constructive change, continuity,
   conveniences, convenient, conversion, correct, decent, decorous,
   defection, degeneration, degenerative change, desirable, desired,
   deterioration, deviation, difference, discontinuity, divergence,
   diversification, diversion, diversity, dovetailing, due, duffel,
   elements, employable, enablement, equipage, equipment, expedient,
   facilities, facility, favorable, feasible, felicitous, fit, fitted,
   fitten, fittings, fixtures, flip-flop, fortunate, fructuous,
   functional, furnishing, furnishings, furniture, gear, geared,
   genteel, germane, good, good for, gradual change, happy,
   harmonious, helpful, impedimenta, improvement, inspired,
   installations, just, just right, kit, kosher, likely, lucky,
   machinery, materiel, meet, melioration, meshing, mitigation,
   modification, modulation, munition, munitions, nice, normal,
   normative, of general utility, of help, of service, of use,
   on the button, opportune, outfit, overthrow, paraphernalia, parts,
   pat, pertinent, pieces, plant, plumbing, politic, practical,
   pragmatical, profitable, proper, propitious, providential,
   qualification, qualified, radical change, recommendable, redesign,
   reform, reformation, relevant, remaking, renewal, reshaping,
   restructuring, reversal, revival, revivification, revolution, rig,
   rigging, right, right and proper, righteous, rightful, ripe,
   seasonable, seemly, serviceable, shift, sortable, stock-in-trade,
   sudden change, suitable, suited, suiting, switch, tackle, tailored,
   things, timely, to be desired, to the point, to the purpose,
   total change, transition, trappings, tuning, turn, turnabout,
   units, upheaval, urbane, useful, utensils, utilitarian, variation,
   variety, violent change, well-chosen, well-expressed, well-put,
   well-timed, wise, worsening, worthwhile

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