suit

suit: suit suit [suːt, sjuːt ǁ suːt] noun

1. [countable] LAW a case brought to a court of law by a private person or company, not by the police or government; = LAWSUIT:

• Ms. Sobel filed a suit, claiming sex discrimination.

2. [countable] a set of clothes made from the same material and including a Jacket (= short coat) and trousers or a skirt

3. [countable usually plural] informal someone such as a manager working for a company that produces books, advertisements, or films, and who has to wear a suit when they are at work:

• He looks more like a copywriter than an account managing `suit'.
— compare creative²

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suit UK US /suːt/ noun [C]

► (also lawsuit) LAW a problem or complaint taken for a decision to a court of law by a person or organization rather than by the police or the government: bring/file a suit »They have brought a suit for damages against the company.
»a civil/class-action/libel suit

● file suit — Cf. file suit

► a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are made from the same material: a business/pinstripe suit »She wore a smart grey business suit to work.

► [usually plural] INFORMAL an executive, especially in advertising, the film industry, etc., rather than a creative (= writer, artist, etc.) working in one of these industries: »We'll leave the suits in the boardroom to worry about this.

→ Compare CREATIVE(Cf. ↑creative) noun

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Synonyms:

Set, suite, Fit, adapt, adjust, fashion, accommodate, level, match, make suitable or proper / Retinue, set, suite, Become, befit, beseem; be suited, fitted, or adapted to; be suitable for, be appropriate for / Request, solicitation, petition, entreaty, prayer, supplication, appeal, invocation, suing, Please, gratify, make content, Agree, accord, harmonize, comport, tally, correspond, match, answer / Courtship, wooing, addresses / Prosecution, process, trial, action, cause, case

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suit — suit … Dictionnaire des rimes
Suit — (s[=u]t), n. [OE. suite, F. suite, OF. suite, sieute, fr. suivre to follow, OF. sivre; perhaps influenced by L. secta. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Sect}, {Suite}.] 1. The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suit — n [Anglo French siute suite suit request to initiate legal proceedings, literally, pursuit, from siute, feminine past participle of suire to follow, from Old French sivre see sue]: a proceeding to enforce a right or claim; specif: an action… … Law dictionary
suit — [so͞ot] n. [ME sute, a pursuit, action of suing, garb, set of garments, sequence < OFr suite < VL * sequita, fem. pp. of sequere, to follow < L sequi, to follow: see SEQUENT] 1. a) a set of clothes to be worn together; now, esp., a coat… … English World dictionary
suit — 1 *prayer, plea, petition, appeal Analogous words: entreaty, importuning or importunity, imploring, supplication (see corresponding verbs at BEG): asking, requesting or request, soliciting or solicitation (see corresponding verbs at ASK) 2 Suit,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Suit — is a term with various meanings:*A lawsuit, an action brought before a court, as to recover a right or redress a grievance *Suit (clothing), a combination of formal clothing, such as a jacket and matching trousers *Environmental suit, a piece of… … Wikipedia
suit — [n1] matching top and bottom clothing clothing, costume, dress, ensemble, getup*, gray flannel*, habit, livery, outfit, threads*, tuxedo, uniform, wardrobe; concept 451 suit [n2] legal action case, cause, lawsuit, litigation, proceeding,… … New thesaurus
suit up — ˌsuit ˈup [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they suit up he/she/it suits up present participle suiting up past tense … Useful english dictionary
Suit — Suit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suiting}.] 1. To fit; to adapt; to make proper or suitable; as, to suit the action to the word. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To be fitted to; to accord with; to become; to befit. [1913 Webster] Ill… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suit — SUÍT s.n. 1. Faptul de a (se) sui; urcare, suire, suiş (1). 2. Acţiunea de a transporta un obiect într un loc ridicat; urcat. – v. sui. Trimis de rain drop, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 Suit ≠ coborât Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004. Sursa: Antonime… … Dicționar Român

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