Definition

1. 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

1. supply with a set of articles or tools