fit up

Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia

0.01 sec.

fit someone or something up (with something) and fit someone or something (up) with something

to provide someone or something with something for a particular purpose. We fit the couple up with fins, masks, and snorkels for skin diving. The clerk fitted up the couple with diving gear for their vacation. She fit them with tanks and weights.

See also: fit, up

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

References in classic literature	?		Idioms browser	?		Full browser	?
Not deeming it probable that the old duenna at present graced with that title in our house, had inspired her son with such enthusiasm of filial piety, as to induce him to fit up apartments expressly for her use, I concluded, in common with the cook, the two housemaids, and the kitchen-scullion, that a new and more juvenile Madame was destined to be the tenant of these gay chambers. The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context That, however, both their majesties would soon be made easy; for I had found a prodigious vessel on the shore, able to carry me on the sea, which he had given orders to fit up, with my own assistance and direction; and he hoped, in a few weeks, both empires would be freed from so insupportable an encumbrance. Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context			Fish or cut bait fish out of fish story fish up out of fishing fishing expedition fist fit fit and trim fit around fit as a fiddle fit for fit for a king fit in fit in with fit like a glove fit on fit on the back of a postage stamp fit out fit the bill fit to fit to be tied fit to drop fit to kill fit together fit up fit with fits and starts fittin five five-finger discount fix fix an animal fix for fix on fix over fix up fix wagon fix with fixed fixed up fixin fixin to do fizz up fizzle out flack out flag flag down flake flake away flake down			fit someone to a T fit the bill fit the bill fit the bill fit the bill fit the bill fit the bill fit the pattern fit time fit to fit to a T fit to be chosen fit to be occupied fit to be tied fit to be tied fit to be tied fit to be tied fit to be tied fit to be tied fit to drop Fit To Fail fit to kill fit to kill fit to kill fit to kill fit to kill fit to kill fit to live in fit together fit together fit up fit with FIT-IT fit-over Fit-up Fit-up Fit3 FITA FITA Fita (Cyrillic) FITAC FITAI FITAM FITAP FITASC FITAV FITB FITC FITC FITC-T3 FITCA FITCAL FITCBSA FITCF fitch fitch fitch fitch Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery Fitch IBCA Fitch Investors Service

Idioms and phrases

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.