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fit out


To provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites; to kit out.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

They fit out the new office with modern desks.

CONTEXTUAL

The team worked all weekend to fit out the store with new shelves and lighting before the grand opening.

COMPLEX

The expedition leader spent months ensuring they could fit out the vessel with enough supplies to survive the harsh winter in the arctic.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    canary fit

    A highly emotional state of distress, anger, etc.

  2. 02

    fit for a king

    Lavish; luxurious.

  3. 03

    fit the bill

    To satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements.

  4. 04

    fit to be tied

    Very agitated or distressed; also, very angry; enraged, furious.

  5. 05

    fit to wake the dead

    At a very high volume; extremely loudly.

  6. 06

    fits and starts

    Activity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions.

  7. 07

    have a fit

    To experience an epileptic seizure.

  8. 08

    if the shoe fits

    Ellipsis of if the shoe fits, wear it.

Last updated August 10, 2026