transitive. To fit (something) compactly or closely into or over something else, as if in a box. Usually in passive. Now rare.
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > be or become joined together [verb (intransitive)] > fit closely together (8) box1742 transitive. To fit (something) compactly or closely into or over something else, as if in a box. Usually in passive. Now rare. dovetail1813 intransitive. To fit into each other, so as to form a compact and harmonious whole or company. mortise1861 intransitive. To be fixed or fasten firmly into. rare. tooth1865 To fit or fix into something by projections like teeth, or in the manner of teeth. intransitive for passive. To interlock. mate1909 intransitive. Of a mechanical part: to make a good or proper fit (with). Subcategories:— interlock (2) — as in a groove (1) |
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