Meaning of Fitting | Babel Free

Definitions

1. gerund of fit: the action or condition of having one or more fits (“convulsions or seizures”).
   form-of, gerund, uncountable
2. A surname.
3. gerund of fit: an act of making something fit (“conform in shape and size; be suitable for; etc.”).
   countable, form-of, gerund
4. An act of trying on an item of clothing to adjust or inspect how well it fits.
   countable, uncountable
5. A (generally small) component or part of a device or machine, especially one that is standardized and replaceable; specifically, a standardized part of a piping system used to connect sections of pipe together, such as a coupling.
   countable
6. The process of fitting up; especially, of applying skilled methods to the installation of components to machines or other products.
   uncountable
7. A removable item (such as a carpet, a movable piece of furniture, or a picture) in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when moving out.
   UK, countable, in-plural, often

Equivalents

Examples

“As soon as we received our orders to proceed to Spithead, Mr. Somerville, who had kept his house at Blackheath while the ship was fitting, in hopes that my promotion might have taken place before she was ready, now prepared to quit the place.”

“[T]he fitting of cushions where they would not slip, the rounding of corners for more delicate repose; […] the perfect fitting of windows, on which one-half the comfort of a travelling carriage really depends; […] —all this was an imaginary journey in itself, with every pleasure, and none of the discomfort, of practical travelling.”

“the fittings of a church or study”

“Since her medication was changed, her fitting has got worse.”

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