fitting

/fɪtɪŋ/

verb

1
To be suitable for.
“It fits the purpose.”
2
To conform to in size and shape.
“If I lose a few kilos, the gorgeous wedding dress might fit me.”
3
To be of the right size and shape
“I wanted to borrow my little sister's jeans, but they didn't fit.”
4
(with to) To make conform in size and shape.
“I want to fit the drapes to the windows.”
5
To be in agreement with.
“These definitions fit most of the usage.”
6
To adjust.
“The regression program fit a line to the data.”
7
To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
8
To equip or supply.
“The chandler will fit us with provisions for a month.”
9
To make ready.
“I'm fitting the ship for a summer sail home.”
10
To be seemly.
11
To be proper or becoming.
12
To be in harmony.
“The paint, the fabrics, the rugs all fit.”

1
A small part, especially a standardized or detachable part of a device or machine.
2
A tube connector; a standardized connecting part of a piping system to attach sections of pipe together, such as a coupling
3
The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.
4
The process of fitting up; especially of applying craft methods such as skilled filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products.
5
(often plural) A removable item in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when one moves out, such as a moveable piece of furniture, a carpet, picture, etc.; US furnishing; compare fixture.
“the fittings of a church or study”
6
The action or condition of having fits in the sense of seizures or convulsions.
“Since her medication was changed, her fitting has got worse.”

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