kit up
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Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To provide someone or something with a specific set of articles, equipment, or tools, typically for a particular purpose or activity.
Usage
The verb "kit up" is used to describe the action of equipping or supplying. It is often followed by a direct object (the person or thing being equipped). It implies a complete or standard set of necessary items.
Examples
- Verb:
- The army will kit up the new recruits with uniforms and boots.
- We need to kit up the laboratory with the latest instruments before the research begins.
- She kitted herself up for the hiking trip with a backpack, tent, and sleeping bag.
Advanced Usage
- "to kit someone/something out": This is a very common synonym for "kit up," with identical meaning and usage.
- The company kitted out the team with new laptops.
- The phrasal verb can be used in passive voice.
- The expedition was fully kitted up by their sponsors.
Variants and Related Words
- Kit (noun): A set of articles or equipment needed for a specific purpose.
- a first-aid kit, a tool kit
- Kit (verb): The base form, less commonly used alone than the phrasal verbs "kit up" or "kit out."
- Kitted (adjective): Describes someone who has been equipped.
- The well-kitted explorer was ready for any terrain.
Synonyms
- Equip: To supply with necessary items.
- Outfit: To provide with a set of clothes or equipment.
- Supply: To make something available for use.
- Furnish (with equipment): To provide with what is necessary.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Kit out: To equip or supply. (Functionally identical to "kit up").
- They spent the morning kitting out the boat for the voyage.
Verb
- supply with a set of articles or tools