suit vs vest

suit

verb
  • To dress; to clothe. 

  • To be suitable or apt for one's image. 

  • To be appropriate or apt for. 

  • To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit. 

  • To please; to make content; to fit one's taste. 

  • To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with) 

noun
  • The full set of sails required for a ship. 

  • A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman. 

  • 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. 

  • A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor. 

  • A full set of armour. 

  • 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. 

  • Pursuit of a love-interest; wooing, courtship. 

  • A garment or set of garments suitable and/or required for a given task or activity: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit, swimsuit. 

  • Petition, request, entreaty. 

vest

verb
  • To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely. 

  • To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor. 

  • To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of. 

  • (of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended. 

  • To become vested, to become permanent. 

  • To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred. 

noun
  • A vestment. 

  • A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team. 

  • Clothing generally; array; garb. 

  • A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse. 

  • A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat. 

  • Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage. 

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