suit

Noun
  1. A set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color (synset 104357983)
    "they buried him in his best suit"
    is a type of: garment - an article of clothing
    subtypes:
    same as: suit of clothes
  2. A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy (synset 101185144)
    "the family brought suit against the landlord"
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
    subtypes:
    • civil suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
    • class action, class-action suit - a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
    • countersuit - a suit brought against someone who has sued you
    • criminal suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
    • moot - a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
    • bastardy proceeding, paternity suit - a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)
    same as: case, causa, cause, lawsuit
  3. (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit (synset 110693385)
    "all the suits care about is the bottom line"
    domain usage:
    is a type of: businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
  4. A man's courting of a woman;
    Seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) (synset 107203345)
    "its was a brief and intense courtship"
    is a type of: appeal, entreaty, prayer - earnest or urgent request
    subtypes: bundling - a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
    same as: courting, courtship, wooing
  5. A petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank (synset 107203230)
    is a type of: appeal, entreaty, prayer - earnest or urgent request
  6. Playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack;
    Each set has its own symbol and color (synset 104358311)
    "a flush is five cards in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?"
    is a type of: playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
    subtypes:
    • major suit - (bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or hearts
    • minor suit - ( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs
    • trump - (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand
    belongs to: deck, deck of cards, pack of cards - a pack of 52 playing cards
Verb
  1. Be agreeable or acceptable to (synset 202708690)
    "This suits my needs"
    is a type of: conform to, fill, fit, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy - fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction
    same as: accommodate, fit
  2. Be agreeable or acceptable (synset 202741157)
    "This time suits me"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
    subtypes: agree - be agreeable or suitable
  3. Accord or comport with (synset 202705783)
    "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
    is a type of: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
    same as: befit, beseem
  4. Enhance the appearance of (synset 202730133)
    "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"
    is a type of: beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify - make more beautiful
    same as: become

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