
suit
n 1: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law
whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family
brought suit against the landlord" [syn: {lawsuit}, {case},
{cause}, {causa}]
2: a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers
or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color;
"they buried him in his best suit" [syn: {suit of clothes}]
3: playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each
set has its own symbol and color; "a flush is five cards
in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what
suit is trumps?"
4: a businessman dressed in a business suit; "all the suits
care about is the bottom line"
5: a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a
woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a
brief and intense courtship" [syn: {courtship}, {wooing},
{courting}]
6: a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or
rank
v 1: be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn: {accommodate},
{fit}]
2: be agreeable or acceptable; "This time suits me"
3: accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit
a young woman!" [syn: {befit}, {beseem}]
4: enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This
behavior doesn't suit you!" [syn: {become}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0
suit n. 1. Ugly and uncomfortable `business clothing' often worn by
non-hackers. Invariably worn with a `tie', a strangulation device that
partially cuts off the blood supply to the brain. It is thought that
this explains much about the behavior of suit-wearers. Compare {droid}.
2. A person who habitually wears suits, as distinct from a techie or
hacker. See {pointy-haired}, {burble}, {management}, {Stupids}, {SNAFU
principle}, {PHB}, and {brain-damaged}.
Source: The Jargon File