Meaning

3 senses
  1. (slang)Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person.

    The gun was placed in her car in an effort to fit her up.

    подставля́тьpodstavljátʹ, подста́витьpodstávitʹ

  2. To furnish with suitable things; to prepare; to fit out.

    to fit up a room for a guest

    The shoemaker will fit you up with a fine pair of boots.

  3. (obsolete)To create a set or performance venue; to make a venue ready for a performance.

    We will finish fitting up the stage by the time the show starts.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. You need to be pretty fit to run up six flights of stairs.

    deMan muss ziemlich gut in Form sein, um sechs Stockwerke treppauf zu laufen. — brauchinet

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
cause a person to appear guilty:

Forms

fits up, fitting up, fitted up, fitted up
Base formfit up · to fit up
3rd person singularfits up
Present participlefitting up
Past simplefitted up
Past participlefitted up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfit up
he, she, itfits up

Past simpleLesson

all personsfitted up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave fitted up
he, she, ithas fitted up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fit up

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
conspire to incriminate:frameB2

Word family

1 related words
Derivedfit-up

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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