Fitting vs Trimming - What's the difference?
fitting | trimming |
(informal, US, with infinitive) Ready, preparing.
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Ready, appropriate, or in keeping
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The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.
(manufacturing) The process of applying craft methods such as skilled filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products.
(chiefly, British) Domestic moveable piece of furniture, which can be taken along when moving out, US furnishing..
The act of someone who trims.
Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.
:He gave the trimmings to the dog under the kitchen table.
An accompaniment to a meal.
:Christmas dinner with all the trimmings
(colloquial, dated) A reprimand or chastisting.
:I am helping my elderly neighbour by trimming his hedge.
As verbs the difference between fitting and trimming
is that fitting is while trimming is .As nouns the difference between fitting and trimming
is that fitting is a small detachable part of a device or machine while trimming is the act of someone who trims.As an adjective fitting
is ready, appropriate, or in keeping.fitting
English
Alternative forms
* (ready) fittin', fittinVerb
(head)- I'm fitting to go home and sleep.
Synonyms
* (ready) fixing to (see also going to)Adjective
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Noun
(en noun)- the fittings of a church or study
Derived terms
* fitting roomtrimming
English
Noun
(en noun)- I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbour's hedges.
- to give a boy a trimming