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fit up

verb

  1. (often foll by with) to equip or provide

    the optician will soon fit you up with a new pair of glasses

  2. slang,  to incriminate (someone) on a false charge; frame

    he was fitted up for the bank job

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. slang,  theatre a stage and accessories that can be erected quickly for plays

  2. slang,  a frame-up

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The space can fit up to 70 families with cots and limited amenities and will only be used in the evening and overnight hours, according to Scott Rice, director general of Massachusetts Emergency Assistance.

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It’s a smallish space that can fit up to 45 people, but somehow it feels much bigger — maybe it’s the open roof or the focus-pulling wall mural that resembles Matisse cutouts.

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Bukele’s government says it could fit up to 40,000 people.

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Litter-Robot can fit up to four cats and doesn’t need a special type of litter.

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Richey said Mississippi State’s suites on the east side of the stadium cost $50,000 per year and fit up to 30 people.

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