fit
/fɪt/ verb (present participle fitting, past tense and past participle fitted)Definition
RIGHT SHAPE [I, T] › to be the right shape or size for someone or something: These trousers don't fit any more. I can't find a lid to fit this jar.
fit (sth) in/through/under, etc › If people or things fit somewhere, or if you can fit them somewhere, that place is big enough for them: How many people can you fit in your car? This radio is small enough to fit into my pocket.
PUT [T] mainly UK › to put or fix something somewhere: You ought to fit a smoke alarm in the kitchen.
SAME [I, T] › to be the same as or like something: She seems to fit the police description.
SUITABLE [T] › to be suitable for something: The punishment should fit the crime.
(Definition of fit verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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