Definition of 'suit'

Noun

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"
      Synonyms: 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"
      Synonyms: 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"
      Synonyms: courtship wooing courting
6. a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank

Verb

1. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"
      Synonyms: 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!"
      Synonyms: befit beseem
4. enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"
      Synonyms: become

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