fit vs spur
spur vs fitfit and spur both are nouns.
fit is an adjective but spur is not an adjective.
fit and spur both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fit | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| spur | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
spur is a hyponym of
fit; that is, spur is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
fit:
- fit: provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- spur: equip with spurs
Other hyponyms of fit include
rig, set, set up, mechanise, mechanize, motorise, motorize, fuse, collar, fin, motorize, motorize, stock, horseshoe, turn out, instrument, muzzle, kit, kit out, kit up, appoint, re-equip, rejig, refit, armor, armour, accouter, accoutre, wire, shaft, spar, stave, adorn, clothe, invest, commission.
| fit (noun) | spur (noun) |
|---|---|
| a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason) | a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward |
| the manner in which something fits | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
| a sudden uncontrollable attack | a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something |
| a display of bad temper | tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers |
| any sharply pointed projection |
| fit (adjective) | spur (adjective) |
|---|---|
| physically and mentally sound or healthy | |
| meeting adequate standards for a purpose | |
| (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed |
| fit (verb) | spur (verb) |
|---|---|
| make correspond or harmonize | goad with spurs |
| make fit | equip with spurs |
| insert or adjust several objects or people | strike with a spur |
| fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction | give heart or courage to |
| provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose | incite or stimulate |
| be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired | |
| conform to some shape or size | |
| be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics | |
| be agreeable or acceptable to |
Words related to "fit"
- able
- able-bodied
- acceptable
- accommodate
- accord
- accouter
- accoutre
- activity
- adapt
- adhere
- adjust
- adorn
- agree
- align
- allay
- answer
- appease
- appoint
- appropriate
- armor
- armour
- assuage
- attack
- bad temper
- balance
- be
- bear out
- befit
- beseem
- blend
- blend in
- burst
- cater
- check
- check out
- clothe
- coincide
- collar
- commission
- concord
- conditioned
- conform to
- conniption
- consist
- consort
- content
- convulsion
- correct
- correlate
- correspond
- corroborate
- dovetail
- duplicate
- equal
- equilibrate
- equilibrise
- equilibrize
- equip
- fashion
- feed on
- feed upon
- fill
- fill the bill
- fin
- fit
- fit in
- fit out
- fit the bill
- fitness
- fits and starts
- fitter
- fitting
- form
- fulfil
- fulfill
- furnish
- fuse
- gibe
- go
- hang
- harmonise
- harmonize
- healthy
- homologize
- horseshoe
- ill temper
- in condition
- instrument
- invest
- jibe
- joint
- kit
- kit out
- kit up
- live up to
- look
- manner
- match
- mechanise
- mechanize
- meet
- mode
- motorise
- motorize
- muzzle
- offer
- outfit
- parallel
- paroxysm
- pattern
- ply
- primed
- provide
- quell
- quench
- re-equip
- ready
- refit
- rejig
- render
- resemble
- rhyme
- rig
- rime
- satisfy
- scene
- set
- set up
- shaft
- shape
- slake
- sound
- spar
- spur
- square
- stave
- stay
- stock
- style
- suit
- suitable
- suited
- supply
- support
- tally
- tantrum
- tessellate
- turn out
- twin
- underpin
- unfit
- way
- well
- wire
- worthy
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