fit
noun
- convulsion/seizure
- paroxysm
noun
- degree of 'looseness' with which an shaft is inserted into an orifice
- be the right size; stative sense
verb
- be the right size; stative sense
- CAUSE TO fit
adjective
- be the right size; stative sense
- ready, primed
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /fɪt/
adj
Etymology: Possibly from Middle English fit (“an adversary of equal power”), of uncertain further origin. The original sense appears to have been "to marshal or deploy troops", which shifted to "to suit (troops to a certain location" > "suitable", and may be further related to Icelandic fitja (“to web, knit, cast on”).
- Suitable; proper
“You have nothing to say about it. I'll do exactly as I see fit.”
“Is it fit to say a king, Thou art wicked?”
- Adapted to a purpose or environment.
“survival of the fittest”
“That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in.”
- In good shape; physically well.
“You don't have to be a good climber for Kilimanjaro, but you do have to be fit.”
- Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
“I think the girl working in the office is fit.”
“Got my hands down her jeans and I nearly lost half my arm / But after ten pints, she looked quite fit”
- Prepared; ready.
“So fit to shoot, she singled forth among her foes who first her quarry's strength should feel.”
name
- Initialism of flexible and interoperable data transfer, a format used by Garmin devices.
noun
Etymology: Clipping of outfit.
- An outfit, a set of clothing.
“How do you like the fit?”
“Piker had already shown off his “cozy-ass ’fit” (sweatpants with kitschy bald eagles, a custom pair of platform Crocs), and recounted his experience the previous night at the Streamer Awards, a red-carpet event honoring A-listers on Twitch—the popular live-streaming site where he is one of the biggest stars, and the only prominent leftist.”
verb
Etymology: Formed from fight on the model of bite:bit and light:lit.
- simple past and past participle of fight; fought.
“There wonst was two cats in Kilkenny; / And aich thought there was one cat too many. / So they quarrelled and fit; / And they scratched, and they bit; / Till, excepting their tails / And some scraps of their nails, / Instead of two cats there wan't any.”
“c. 19th century, unknown author, Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho Joshua fit the battle of Jericho and the walls came tumbling down”