fit up

1 of 3

transitive verb

: to furnish with things suitable : make proper for use : equip

he fitted up one courtyard of the homestead and taught science to all … whom he could interest

—Nora Waln

fit-up

2 of 3

noun

plural -s

1

British

a

: a place (as an inn or hall) fitted up as a temporary theater or stage

meager productions in village fit-ups

—Country Life

also : the makeshift or improvised scenery and properties used or carried by a traveling theatrical company

b

or fit-up company : a traveling theatrical group that carries its own scenery and properties

I started my stage training … in a fit-up company

—Listener

2

: fit entry 6 sense 1c

fit-up

3 of 3

adjective

"

: of or relating to a fit-up

having played much in inns and similar fit-up places

—Arnold Bennett

Word History

Etymology

Noun

fit up

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