breech vs fit

breech

noun
  • A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks. 

  • The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. 

  • A breech birth. 

  • The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat. 

verb
  • To fit or furnish with a breech. 

  • To fasten with breeching. 

adv
  • With the hips coming out before the head. 

adj
  • Born, or having been born, breech. 

fit

noun
  • An outfit, a set of clothing. 

  • Conformity of elements one to another. 

  • The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump. 

  • A sudden burst (of an activity). 

  • A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time. 

  • The degree to which something fits. 

  • Goodness of fit. 

  • The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly. 

  • Measure of how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand. 

  • A seizure or convulsion. 

  • A sudden outburst of emotion. 

verb
  • To be proper or becoming. 

  • To be suitable for. 

  • To conform to in size and shape. 

  • To be in harmony. 

  • To suffer a fit. 

  • To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there. 

  • To tailor; to change to the appropriate size. 

  • To be of the right size and shape 

  • To be in agreement with. 

  • To adjust. 

  • To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing. 

  • To make conform in size and shape. 

  • To equip or supply. 

  • To make ready. 

adj
  • Suitable, proper. 

  • Adapted to a purpose or environment. 

  • Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable. 

  • In good shape; physically well. 

  • Prepared; ready. 

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