kit
1a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose: a first-aid kit; a sales kit.
the case for containing these.
such a case and its contents.
a set of materials or parts from which something can be assembled: a model car made from a kit.
Informal. a set, lot, or collection of things or persons.
a wooden tub, pail, etc., usually circular.
Chiefly British. a costume or outfit of clothing, especially for a specific purpose: ski kit; dancing kit; battle kit.
to package or make available in a kit: a new model airplane that has just been kitted for the hobbyist.
Chiefly British. to outfit or equip (often followed by out or up).
Idioms about kit
kit and caboodle / boodle, Informal. the whole lot of persons or things; all of something (often preceded by whole): We took along the whole kit and caboodle in the station wagon.
Origin of kit
1Other definitions for kit (2 of 4)
a violin or rebec small enough to be carried in the pocket, used by dancing masters in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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2Other definitions for kit (3 of 4)
a young fox, beaver, or other small furbearing animal.
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3Other definitions for Kit (4 of 4)
a male given name, form of Christopher.
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How to use kit in a sentence
Banking malware and certain “crimeware” kits have been using this model for years.
The lucky recipient gets to choose from a selection of gifts ranging from cocktail kits to packages of wine and premium spirits.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Don Draper in Your Life | Allison McNearney | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTheir company, Ready to Go Survival, sells prepacked survival, or “bug out,” bags and kits.
Apocalypse Now: Preppers Are Gearing Up for Ebola | Nina Strochlic | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPrisoners are given uniforms, towels and basic hygiene kits upon intake, but forced to purchase just about everything else.
‘Progressive Jail’ Is a 21st-Century Hell, Inmates Complain | Sarah Shourd | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTObama did authorize sending kits for a diagnostic Ebola test called the EZ1 Real-Time RT-PCR Assay.
Why the White Americans Got the ‘Secret’ Ebola Serum | Michael Daly | August 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The quartermaster, not without pardonable pride, took me over the stores in which the men's kits are prepared.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson YoungThey collected the kits of the four who had left Amsterdam on the Lena Knobloch.
Boy Scouts in the North Sea | G. Harvey RalphsonWhile he was being carried into the shade the officers obtained permission to relieve the weakest Tommies of their kits.
Eastern Nights - and Flights | Alan BottHowever, about three we found ourselves in a covered cart with five others and our kits, bound for the Convalescent camp.
In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine ChildersThe Pony Rider Boys had packed their kits and loaded their belongings on their ponies.
The Pony Rider Boys in Texas | Frank Gee Patchin
British Dictionary definitions for kit (1 of 5)
/ (kɪt) /
a set of tools, supplies, construction materials, etc, for use together or for a purpose: a first-aid kit; a model aircraft kit
the case or container for such a set
a set of pieces of equipment ready to be assembled
(as modifier): kit furniture
clothing and other personal effects, esp those of a traveller or soldier: safari kit; battle kit
informal clothing in general (esp in the phrase get one's kit off)
NZ a flax basket
the whole kit or the whole kit and caboodle informal everything or everybody
Origin of kit
1- See also kit out
British Dictionary definitions for kit (2 of 5)
/ (kɪt) /
a kind of small violin, now obsolete, used esp by dancing masters in the 17th–18th centuries
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2British Dictionary definitions for kit (3 of 5)
/ (kɪt) /
an informal or diminutive name for kitten
a cub of various small mammals, such as the ferret or fox
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3British Dictionary definitions for kit (4 of 5)
/ (kɪt) /
NZ a plaited flax basket
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4British Dictionary definitions for KIT (5 of 5)
/ text messaging /
keep in touch
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