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"fit":{
"antonyms":[
"befit",
"beseem",
"do",
"go",
"serve",
"suit"
],
"definitions":{
": a division of a poem or song":[],
": a sudden burst or flurry (as of activity)":[
"cleaned the whole house in a fit of efficiency"
],
": a sudden but transient attack of a physical disturbance":[],
": a sudden violent attack of a disease (such as epilepsy) especially when marked by convulsions or unconsciousness : paroxysm":[],
": acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper":[
"a movie fit for the whole family"
],
": adapted to an end or design : suitable by nature or by art":[
"found him to be a fit officer and gentleman",
"\u2014 Time"
],
": adapted to the environment so as to be capable of surviving":[],
": an emotional reaction (as in anger or frustration)":[
"has a fit when I show up late"
],
": being in such a state as to be or seem ready to do or suffer something":[
"fair fit to cry I was",
"\u2014 Bryan MacMahon",
"laughing fit to burst"
],
": extremely angry or irritated":[
"Dad was fit to be tied when my sister came home late last night."
],
": goodness of fit":[],
": in a striking manner":[
"dressed fit to kill"
],
": in an impulsive and irregular manner":[
"construction proceeded by fits and starts"
],
": put into a suitable state : made ready":[
"get the house fit for company",
"getting the ship fit for sea"
],
": sound physically and mentally : healthy":[
"keeps fit by playing tennis and handball"
],
": supply , equip":[
"fitted the ship with new engines",
"\u2014 often used with out The guest rooms \u2026 have been fitted out with antique and reproduction furnishings \u2026 \u2014 Mimi Elder"
],
": the degree of closeness between surfaces in an assembly of parts":[],
": the fact, condition, or manner of fitting or being fitted: such as":[],
": the way clothing fits the wearer":[],
": to adjust (a smooth curve of a specified type) to a given set of points":[],
": to be in agreement or accord with":[
"The theory fits all the facts."
],
": to be in harmony or accord : belong":[
"\u2014 often used with in \"He wanted the house to look natural, to fit in with the island landscape. \u2026\" \u2014 Olivia Harrison I arrived in the United States at age three and grew up wanting both to live up to the \u2026 expectations of my parents and to fit in with the customs of my new homeland. \u2014 Nely Gal\u00e1n"
],
": to be seemly or proper for":[
"It fits us, then, to be as provident / As fear may teach us \u2026",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": to be seemly, proper, or suitable":[
"Why dost thou laugh",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": to be suitable for or to : harmonize with":[
"\"My first impression of Joy was that her name fit her perfectly. She radiated joy and calmness \u2026\"",
"\u2014 Beth Coger"
],
": to cause to conform to or suit something":[
"You must fit the words to the music."
],
": to conform correctly to the shape or size of":[
"These jeans don't fit me anymore."
],
": to experience or be affected with a seizure and especially an epileptic seizure":[
"The 48-year-old was shopping in Stourbridge's Ryemarket when she collapsed and began fitting .",
"\u2014 Birmingham (U.K.) Evening Mail"
],
": to insert or adjust until correctly in place":[
"Fit the dough into the pan.",
"He had some trouble fitting all of the pieces back into place."
],
": to make a place or room for : accommodate":[
"She fit all of the books into a single box."
],
": to make or adjust to the right shape and size":[
"Theresa uploaded a snapshot on Twitter showing some of the mannequins she uses to fit the costumes.",
"\u2014 Gemma Strong"
],
": to measure for determining the specifications of something to be worn by":[
"The tailor fitted him for a new suit."
],
": to put into a condition of readiness":[
"His temperament fitted him to understand an age of courageous exploits \u2026",
"\u2014 Van Wyck Brooks"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Patients are encouraged to get fit .",
"Are you fit enough to walk there",
"Verb",
"The suit fits him perfectly.",
"I hope this key fits the lock.",
"The two pieces fit each other perfectly.",
"This calculator will fit nicely in your shirt pocket.",
"The two pieces fit together perfectly.",
"How many people can fit in a phone booth",
"The box was too large to fit through the door.",
"I can't fit all these groceries into the trunk of my car.",
"We weren't able to fit the box through the door.",
"fitting the jacket to the customer"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b(1)":"Adjective",
"1823, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Noun",
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 4":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English fitten to marshal troops, from or akin to Middle Dutch vitten to be suitable":"Verb and Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English fitt ; akin to Old Saxon fittea division of a poem, Old High German fizza skein":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English fitt strife":"Noun",
"Middle English; akin to Middle English fitten":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fit"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fit Adjective fit , suitable , meet , proper , appropriate , fitting , apt , happy , felicitous mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance. fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action. fit for battle suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands. clothes suitable for camping meet suggests a just proportioning. meet payment proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom. proper acknowledgement appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness. an appropriate gift fitting implies harmony of mood or tone. a fitting end apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination. apt quotations happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate. a happy choice of words felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful. a felicitous phrase",
"synonyms":[
"applicable",
"appropriate",
"apt",
"becoming",
"befitting",
"felicitous",
"fitted",
"fitting",
"good",
"happy",
"meet",
"pretty",
"proper",
"right",
"suitable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000536",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fit (in":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"as in go , stay"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165941",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fit (in ":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"as in go , stay"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184913",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fit (out)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": outfit":[
"the ship, a former merchantman, was fitting out as a privateer"
],
": to supply with necessaries or means : furnish , equip , outfit , prepare":[
"friends fitted him out with a new suit and new shoes",
"fit out a privateer"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000002",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fitful":{
"antonyms":[
"constant",
"continuous",
"habitual",
"periodic",
"regular",
"repeated",
"steady"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by fits or paroxysms":[],
": having an erratic or intermittent character : irregular":[]
},
"examples":[
"He had a few fitful hours of sleep.",
"Several fitful attempts at negotiation have failed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its internal logic is fitful and its backstory perfunctory. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"The war in Ukraine, of course, may derail the country\u2019s slow, fitful progress toward strengthening its own democracy. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Yet on Sunday, viewers will once again be tuning in to see how this year\u2019s edition of the show, a work in perennially fitful progress, measures up to the shining ideal of the motion picture medium and its lustrous trappings. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The enemies of our downstate restorative mode include shallow mouth breathing, insufficient sleep or fitful sleep, and exercising or eating at the wrong times of day. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"Political efforts to end the fighting have been fitful . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Background: Over the last year, Iran and the US have engaged in fitful , indirect talks in Vienna to revive a 2015 nuclear deal that then-President Donald Trump reneged on in 2018. \u2014 Adam Pourahmadi And Bear Hutchison, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The project \u2014 an expansion of Interstate 49 \u2014 has been debated for decades, forcing the neighborhood into a paralyzing limbo as officials weighed plans and made fitful starts without achieving significant progress. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The fitful shelling had reminded me of the discordant sounds inside a symphony hall when orchestra musicians warm up before a concert. \u2014 Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fit-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fitful fitful , spasmodic , convulsive mean lacking steadiness or regularity in movement. fitful implies intermittence, a succession of starts and stops or risings and fallings. fitful sleep spasmodic adds to fitful the implication of rapid or violent activity alternating with inactivity. spasmodic growth convulsive suggests the breaking of regularity or quiet by uncontrolled movement. convulsive shocks",
"synonyms":[
"aperiodic",
"casual",
"catchy",
"choppy",
"discontinuous",
"episodic",
"episodical",
"erratic",
"intermittent",
"irregular",
"occasional",
"spasmodic",
"spastic",
"sporadic",
"spotty",
"unsteady"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095650",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"fitness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being fit":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fit-n\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"health",
"healthiness",
"heartiness",
"robustness",
"sap",
"soundness",
"verdure",
"wellness",
"wholeness",
"wholesomeness"
],
"antonyms":[
"illness",
"sickness",
"unhealthiness",
"unsoundness"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"a gymnastics program promoting fitness and agility in school-aged children",
"I have to question the fitness of wearing a bright red dress to a funeral.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The new headquarters will offer several dining sites, fitness centers, recreational activities such as tennis and basketball, medical facilities, covered parking and childcare centers. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 27 June 2022",
"Those fancy fitness centers and locker rooms with flat screen TVs were just recruiting tools by another name. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"Silverstein Properties created a solution that hosts employees' badges in Apple Wallet so that employees and customers can easily access tenant floors, fitness centers and amenities at its 7 World Trade Center office space in New York City. \u2014 Usman Shuja, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Nationwide, some former Kmarts remain vacant while others have been replaced by other big-box stores, fitness centers, self-storage facilities and even churches. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Nationwide, some former Kmarts remain vacant while others have been replaced by other big-box stores, fitness centers, self-storage facilities, even churches. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Nationwide, some former Kmarts remain vacant while others have been replaced by other big-box stores, fitness centers, self-storage facilities, even churches. \u2014 David Porter, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Nationwide, some former Kmarts remain vacant while others have been replaced by other big-box stores, fitness centers, self-storage facilities, even churches. \u2014 David Porter, Detroit Free Press , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Nationwide, some former Kmarts remain vacant while others have been replaced by other big-box stores, fitness centers, self-storage facilities, even churches. \u2014 David Porter, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160936"
},
"fitted":{
"antonyms":[
"improper",
"inapplicable",
"inapposite",
"inappropriate",
"inapt",
"incongruous",
"indecent",
"infelicitous",
"malapropos",
"misbecoming",
"unapt",
"unbecoming",
"unbeseeming",
"unfit",
"unfitting",
"unhappy",
"unmeet",
"unseemly",
"unsuitable",
"wrong"
],
"definitions":{
": fit , suitable":[]
},
"examples":[
"He was wearing a fitted shirt.",
"her personality is well fitted to a desk job",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Parents should always put babies to sleep alone on their backs on a flat, firm mattress covered in a snug, fitted sheet, according to the AAP. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Each LuxClub set includes six pieces: one fitted sheet, one flat sheet, and four pillowcases. \u2014 Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 June 2022",
"Parents and caregivers should use a fitted sheet only and never add blankets, pillows, padded crib bumpers or other items to an infant's sleeping environment. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"Parents and caregivers should use a fitted sheet only and never add blankets, pillows, padded crib bumpers, or other items to an infant\u2019s sleeping environment. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
"Use a fitted sheet only, and never add blankets, pillows, padded crib bumpers or other items to an infant's sleeping environment. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"Each set comes with four pillowcases, one flat sheet, and one fitted sheet whose pockets can stretch over mattresses as deep as 16 inches. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
"Just note that the fitted sheet isn't as deep as others and may not fit as well on taller mattresses. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"Each set, which is available in six colors, including icy blue and a charcoal and white design, features a flat sheet, fitted sheet, and two pillowcases, all of which will very likely replace the other options in your linen cabinet. \u2014 Melissa Epifano, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fi-t\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"applicable",
"appropriate",
"apt",
"becoming",
"befitting",
"felicitous",
"fit",
"fitting",
"good",
"happy",
"meet",
"pretty",
"proper",
"right",
"suitable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073128",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fitting":{
"antonyms":[
"improper",
"inapplicable",
"inapposite",
"inappropriate",
"inapt",
"incongruous",
"indecent",
"infelicitous",
"malapropos",
"misbecoming",
"unapt",
"unbecoming",
"unbeseeming",
"unfit",
"unfitting",
"unhappy",
"unmeet",
"unseemly",
"unsuitable",
"wrong"
],
"definitions":{
": a small often standardized part":[
"an electrical fitting"
],
": of a kind appropriate to the situation : suitable":[],
": something used in fitting up : accessory":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"It was a fitting end to their rivalry.",
"it is only fitting that you should be the one to take her back to the airport since she flew out to see you",
"Noun",
"I have a fitting for my wedding dress this afternoon.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The pleasure and the sadness are inextricable, which seems fitting , given how closely aesthetic bliss and moral despair were entwined in Sassoon\u2019s own art. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"This seems especially fitting in the U.S., which has more children living with single parents than any other country, according to Pew Research. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"His 10-year deal with the Chiefs seems fitting for one of the league's true superstars. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Which is fitting , considering the line between our real and virtual lives is getting blurrier every day. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 27 May 2022",
"Tannehill doesn\u2019t think the reaction was fitting , and Willis hasn\u2019t seemed bothered by his new teammate\u2019s words. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
"Perhaps nothing is more fitting when observing Arbor Day\u2019s 150th national anniversary than teaching children how to plant a tree. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"Pham\u2019s timing for the new role is fitting , given that May is Asian-American and Pacific Islander heritage month. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"The dress\u2019s night out at the Met Gala was only fitting . \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 3 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Wear lightweight, loose fitting , light-colored clothing. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 23 June 2022",
"In late November 2015, Taylor shared a photo to Twitter of Paulson wearing a floor-length gown at what appeared to be a dress fitting . \u2014 Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"Despite the replica dress fitting , which Kardashian tried on in order to gauge the fit, the original did not. \u2014 Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
"As for the rest of Spears\u2019 jewelry, the singer made her final selections at her final dress fitting . \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 11 June 2022",
"While Quinn was not invited to the awards show, other Selling Sunset stars will be in attendance, including Heather Rae Young who shared a sneak peek on Instagram during a dress fitting on Tuesday. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
"There's been much ink spilled over tears at a bridesmaid dress fitting for the 2018 royal wedding. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Now, Kathy and Paris share a virtual mother-daughter fitting room, too. \u2014 Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
"White heads back to Chicago for her fourth and final fitting this week, at which point the two will finalize the flow of the dress\u2019s transformations \u2014 four so far, and counting. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fi-ti\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fitting Adjective fit , suitable , meet , proper , appropriate , fitting , apt , happy , felicitous mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance. fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action. fit for battle suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands. clothes suitable for camping meet suggests a just proportioning. meet payment proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom. proper acknowledgement appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness. an appropriate gift fitting implies harmony of mood or tone. a fitting end apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination. apt quotations happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate. a happy choice of words felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful. a felicitous phrase",
"synonyms":[
"applicable",
"appropriate",
"apt",
"becoming",
"befitting",
"felicitous",
"fit",
"fitted",
"good",
"happy",
"meet",
"pretty",
"proper",
"right",
"suitable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034451",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"fitment":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": furnishing sense 2 , fixture , cabinetry":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fit-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sport is standard fitment , as is Sport Exhaust and the Sport Chrono Package. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Applying that approach to your standard 60-degree V-6 leads to fitment problems, because there\u2019s not enough room in the valley of the V to efficiently mount turbochargers. \u2014 Csaba Csere, Car and Driver , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Other tech enhancements include keyless ignition and tire pressure\u2013monitoring sensors as standard fitment . \u2014 Peter Jackson, Robb Report , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Every vehicle and every suspension setup will be different, and the skill of your alignment shop plays a role in tire fitment , too. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 6 Apr. 2021",
"Also, due to a scheduling mix-up, our 2 didn't have the $2400 package that includes a more aggressive tire fitment and additional engine cooling. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The GT Multifunction Steering Wheel, with a Driving Mode Dial, is also standard fitment . \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
"That means neither what little fuel economy my vehicle has left, nor its driving dynamics, need be compromised by the unnecessary fitment of a rooftop tent in day-to-day driving. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2016",
"The 2's interior looks minimalistic, but the space has distinctive finishes and sturdy panel fitment . \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 9 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"fit entry 2":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182100"
},
"fit of laughter":{
"type":[
"noun phrase"
],
"definitions":{
": a sudden occurrence of laughing very much":[
"He broke into a fit of laughter .",
"The joke sent the audience into fits of laughter ."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223159"
},
"fit out":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to supply with necessaries or means : furnish , equip , outfit , prepare":[
"friends fitted him out with a new suit and new shoes",
"fit out a privateer"
],
": outfit":[
"the ship, a former merchantman, was fitting out as a privateer"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231328"
},
"fit (into/in) the mold of":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to be like":[
"She does not fit (into/in) the mold of a typical college professor."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035129"
}
}