ALL meanings of suit
suit
S s - noun suit clothing: jacket and trousers 1
- noun suit clothing: jacket and skirt 1
- abbreviation SUIT swimsuit 1
- noun suit cards: clubs, spades, etc. 1
- noun suit lawsuit 1
- noun suit man dressed in a suit 1
- noun suit petition, appeal 1
- noun suit courtship 1
- transitive verb suit harmonize or be compatible with 1
- transitive verb suit be OK with sb 1
- transitive verb suit adapt 1
- noun suit a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together. 1
- noun suit a set of men's garments of the same color and fabric, consisting of trousers, a jacket, and sometimes a vest. 1
- noun suit a similarly matched set consisting of a skirt and jacket, and sometimes a topcoat or blouse, worn by women. 1
- noun suit any costume worn for some special activity: a running suit. 1
- noun suit Often, suits. Slang. an executive, manager, or official, especially one regarded as a faceless decision maker. 1
- noun suit Law. the act, the process, or an instance of suing in a court of law; legal prosecution; lawsuit. 1
- noun suit Cards. one of the four sets or classes (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs) into which a common deck of playing cards is divided. the aggregate of cards belonging to one of these sets held in a player's hand at one time: Spades were his long suit. one of various sets or classes into which less common decks of cards are divided, as lances, hammers, etc., found in certain decks formerly used or used in fortune telling. 1
- noun suit suite (defs 1–3, 5). 1
- noun suit the wooing or courting of a woman: She rejected his suit. 1
- noun suit the act of making a petition or an appeal. 1
- noun suit a petition, as to a person of rank or station. 1
- noun suit Also called set. Nautical. a complete group of sails for a boat. 1
- noun suit one of the seven classes into which a standard set of 28 dominoes may be divided by matching the numbers on half the face of each: a three suit contains the 3-blank, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, and 3-6. Since each such suit contains one of each of the other possible suits, only one complete suit is available per game. 1
- verb with object suit to make appropriate, adapt, or accommodate, as one thing to another: to suit the punishment to the crime. 1
- verb with object suit to be appropriate or becoming to: Blue suits you very well. 1
- verb with object suit to be or prove satisfactory, agreeable, or acceptable to; satisfy or please: The arrangements suit me. 1
- verb with object suit to provide with a suit, as of clothing or armor; clothe; array. 1
- verb without object suit to be appropriate or suitable; accord. 1
- verb without object suit to be satisfactory, agreeable, or acceptable. 1
- idioms suit follow suit, Cards. to play a card of the same suit as that led. to follow the example of another: The girl jumped over the fence, and her playmates followed suit. 1
- idioms suit suit oneself, to do what one wants to do or what is best for oneself, without regard for others (often used imperatively): I don’t agree with you, but okay, suit yourself. 1
- countable noun suit A man's suit consists of a jacket, trousers, and sometimes a waistcoat, all made from the same fabric. 0
- countable noun suit A woman's suit consists of a jacket and skirt, or sometimes trousers, made from the same fabric. 0
- countable noun suit A particular type of suit is a piece of clothing that you wear for a particular activity. 0
- verb suit If something suits you, it is convenient for you or is the best thing for you in the circumstances. 0
- verb suit If something suits you, you like it. 0
- verb suit If a piece of clothing or a particular style or colour suits you, it makes you look attractive. 0
- verb suit If you suit yourself, you do something just because you want to do it, without bothering to consider other people. 0
- countable noun suit In a court of law, a suit is a case in which someone tries to get a legal decision against a person or company, often so that the person or company will have to pay them money for having done something wrong to them. 0
- countable noun suit In American English, you can say that someone files or brings suit against another person. 0
- countable noun suit A suit is one of the four types of card in a set of playing cards. These are hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. 0
- noun suit any set of clothes of the same or similar material designed to be worn together, now usually (for men) a jacket with matching trousers or (for women) a jacket with matching or contrasting skirt or trousers 0
- noun suit any outfit worn for a specific purpose 0
- noun suit any set of items, such as the full complement of sails of a vessel or parts of personal armour 0
- noun suit any of the four sets of 13 cards in a pack of playing cards, being spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. The cards in each suit are two to ten, jack, queen, and king in the usual order of ascending value, with ace counting as either the highest or lowest according to the game 0
- noun suit a civil proceeding; lawsuit 0
- noun suit the act or process of suing in a court of law 0
- noun suit a petition or appeal made to a person of superior rank or status or the act of making such a petition 0
- noun suit a business executive or white-collar manager 0