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fit up

fit up verb: conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person.

Verb

fit up (third-person singular simple present fits up, present participle fitting up, simple past and past participle fitted up)

  1. (slang) Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person.
    • The gun was placed in her car in an effort to fit her up.
    Synonyms:
    frame
  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.

Synonyms of fit up

Forms of fit up

third-person singular presentfits up
present participlefitting up
past participlefitted up
pastfitted up

Words formed from fit up

Questions about fit up

What does fit up mean?
Fit up means conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person.
What part of speech is fit up?
Fit up is a verb.
What is the past tense of fit up?
The past tense of fit up is fitted up.

Words near fit up in the dictionary

  1. fit to be tied
  2. fit to burst
  3. fit to kill
  4. fit to wake the dead
  5. fit together
  6. fit up
  7. fit-bush
  8. fit-check
  9. fit-checked
  10. fit-checking
  11. fit-checks

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