suit

I

n.

legal claim

1) to bring, file, institute (a) suit against

2) to contest; press a suit

3) to lose; win a suit

4) to dismiss a suit

5) a civil; class-action; malpractice; pending suit

courtship

(old-fashioned)

6) to plead, press one's suit

set of clothes

7) to have a suit made

8) to put on; take off; try on a suit

9) a bathing; business (AE), lounge (BE); custom-made, made-to-measure (BE); diving; double-breasted; dress; gym; leisure; pants (AE), trouser; ready-made; sailor; single-breasted; ski; space; sweat; tank; three-piece; two-piece; union (AE) suit

10) (BE) a boiler suit ('overalls')

11) a suit fits (well)

12) (misc.) (humorous) in one's birthday suit ('naked')

set of similar playing cards

13) to follow suit (also fig.)

14) a trump suit

trait

15) smb.'s strong suit

II

v.

1) to suit perfectly

2) (misc.) to suit to a T ('to be perfectly appropriate for')

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[s(j)uːt]

class-action

custom-made

diving

double-breasted

dress

file

gym

institute (a) suit against

leisure

malpractice

pending suit

press a suit

press one's suit

ready-made

sailor

single-breasted

ski

space

sweat

take off

tank

three-piece

trouser

try on a suit

two-piece

union (AE) suit

win a suit

business (AE)

pants (AE)

lounge (BE)

made-to-measure (BE)

['courtship'] (old-fashioned) to plead

['legal claim'] to bring

['set of clothes'] to have a suit made

['trait'] smb. 's strong suit

a bathing

a civil

a trump suit

to contest

to dismiss a suit

to lose

to put on

to suit perfectly

(misc.) (humorous) in one's birthday suit ('naked')

(BE) a boiler suit ('overalls')

(misc.) to suit to a T ('to be perfectly appropriate for')

['set of similar playing cards'] to follow suit (also fig.)

a suit fits (well)