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suit
noun
a
set
of
matching
clothes
,
usually
a
jacket
and
trousers
(
or
a
skirt
),
made
from
the
same
fabric
and
worn
together
for
work
or
formal
occasions
•
He
wore
a
sharp
gray
suit
to
the
job
interview
.
He
wore
a
sharp
gray
suit
to
the
job
interview
.
•
Her
bright
red
suit
made
her
stand
out
at
the
holiday
party
.
Her
bright
red
suit
made
her
stand
out
at
the
holiday
party
.
From
Anglo-French
siute
,
based
on
Old
French
suivre
“
to
follow
,”
originally
referring
to
things
that
go
together
(
a
matching
set
).
noun
one
of
the
four
categories
(
hearts
,
diamonds
,
clubs
,
spades
)
into
which
the
cards
of
a
standard
deck
are
divided
•
He
had
four
cards
of
the
same
suit
and
needed
one
more
to
win
.
He
had
four
cards
of
the
same
suit
and
needed
one
more
to
win
.
•
Spades
is
my
favorite
suit
when
I
play
bridge
.
Spades
is
my
favorite
suit
when
I
play
bridge
.
verb
to
be
convenient
,
acceptable
,
or
look
good
for
someone
or
something
•
This
time
of
day
suits
me
perfectly
.
This
time
of
day
suits
me
perfectly
.
•
The
green
scarf
suits
your
eyes
.
The
green
scarf
suits
your
eyes
.
noun
a
legal
case
brought
to
a
court
by
one
person
or
group
against
another
•
The
company
filed
a
suit
against
its
competitor
for
stealing
designs
.
The
company
filed
a
suit
against
its
competitor
for
stealing
designs
.
•
She
won
the
suit
and
received
a
large
settlement
.
She
won
the
suit
and
received
a
large
settlement
.
noun
(
informal
,
often
disapproving
)
a
business
executive
or
manager
,
especially
one
seen
as
conservative
or
controlling
•
The
suits
decided
to
cut
the
project
’
s
budget
.
The
suits
decided
to
cut
the
project
’
s
budget
.
•
Creatives
often
clash
with
the
suits
over
bold
ideas
.
Creatives
often
clash
with
the
suits
over
bold
ideas
.
lawsuit
noun
a
case
brought
before
a
court
in
which
one
person
,
company
,
or
organization
claims
another
has
done
something
wrong
and
asks
the
court
for
a
decision
or
compensation
•
The
neighbor
filed
a
lawsuit
after
the
tree
fell
on
his
car
.
The
neighbor
filed
a
lawsuit
after
the
tree
fell
on
his
car
.
•
The
company
settled
the
lawsuit
to
avoid
a
lengthy
trial
.
The
company
settled
the
lawsuit
to
avoid
a
lengthy
trial
.
From
the
late
14th-century
sense
of
“
suit
in
law
,”
formed
by
combining
law
+
suit
,
where
suit
meant
“
petition
to
a
court
.”
Over
time
the
compound
fused
into
a
single
word
.