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Word: suit (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A full set of armour.
  • archaic A company of attendants or followers; a retinue.
  • archaic A group of similar or related objects or items considered as a whole; a suite (of rooms etc.)
  • A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers, or a similar outfit for a woman.
  • by extension A single boilersuit, protective suit
  • card games Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by color and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.
  • pejorative|slang A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.
  • obsolete The act of following or pursuing; pursuit, chase.
  • legal The attempt to gain an end by legal process; a process instituted in a court of law for the recovery of a right or claim; a lawsuit.
  • obsolete Regular order; succession.
  • obsolete The act of suing; the pursuit of a particular object or goal.
  • Pursuit of a love-interest; wooing, courtship.
  • The full set of sails required for a ship.

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Verb:

  • intransitive: To agree; to accord; to be fitted; to correspond; ? usually followed by ''with'' or ''to''.
  • To be fitted to; to accord with; to become; to befit.
  • To dress; to clothe.
  • To fit; to adapt; to make proper or suitable; as, to suit the action to the word.
  • To please; to make content; as, he is well suited with his place; to suit one?s taste.

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