fit up
Britishverb
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(often foll by with) to equip or provide
the optician will soon fit you up with a new pair of glasses
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slang to incriminate (someone) on a false charge; frame
he was fitted up for the bank job
noun
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slang theatre a stage and accessories that can be erected quickly for plays
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slang a frame-up
Example Sentences
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It has an infrared sauna and a huge hot tub that can fit up to like 20 people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Of those who ordered the bags, which tend to fit up to 30 items, 98% were new to ThredUp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
IBM says 2nm designs can fit up to 50 billion transistors, tiny components smaller than a virus, on a chip the size of a fingernail.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
Edinson Cavani seems a much better fit up front and Fernandes looked back to his best.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2022
He explains that the new plank needs a beveled edge so it will fit up tight against the keel.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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