See Also: jog 2, noun(dictionary)
sip 2, noun(dictionary)
tow 2, noun(dictionary)
jab 2, noun(dictionary)
pal 1, noun(dictionary)
sit-down 2, noun(dictionary)
tot 1, noun(dictionary)
pan 1, noun(dictionary)
top 1, noun(dictionary)
bop 2, noun(dictionary)

fit 3, noun (oh)



3 n
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1 ?emotion?
2 ?lose consciousness?
3 ?laugh/cough?
4 have/throw a fit
5 ?right size?
6 ?suitable?
7 in/by fits and starts
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[Language: Old English; Origin: fitt 'disagreement, opposition, fighting']
?EMOTION?
[C] a time when you feel an emotion very strongly and cannot control your behaviour
fit of
::She killed him in a fit of temper.
::He quit his job in a fit of drunken depression.
?LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS?
[C] a short period of time when someone loses consciousness and cannot control their body because their brain is not working properly
::She used to have fits as a baby.
::people who suffer from epileptic fits
?LAUGH/COUGH?
[C] a short time during which you laugh or cough a lot in a way that you cannot control
::He had a violent coughing fit .
fit of
::The girls collapsed into a fit of the giggles.
::We were all in fits of laughter trying to clear up the mess.
::Carl had us all in fits (=made us laugh a lot) with his stories.
have/throw a fit
informal to be very angry or shocked
::If your mother finds out about this, she'll have a fit.
?RIGHT SIZE?
[singular] the way in which something fits on your body or fits into a space
::The dress was a perfect fit .
::I managed to get everything into the suitcase, but it was a tight fit .
?SUITABLE?
[singular] formal if there is a fit between two things, they are similar to each other or are suitable for each other
fit between
::We must be sure that there's a fit between the needs of the children and the education they receive.
in/by fits and starts
if something happens in fits and starts, it does not happen smoothly, but keeps starting and then stopping again
::Technology advances by fits and starts.
::He spoke in fits and starts.