I. kit 1 S3 /kɪt/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Dutch ; Origin: kitte 'container for liquid' ]
1 . [countable] a set of tools, equipment etc that you use for a particular purpose or activity:
Sally keeps her make-up kit in her bag.
a bike repair kit
a shaving kit
a drum kit
2 . [countable] something that you buy in parts and put together yourself:
model kits for making boats
kit cars
3 . [uncountable] electronic equipment, especially computers and computer software:
The new kit includes a CD-ROM and DAT drive.
4 . [uncountable and countable] British English a set of clothes and equipment that you use for a particular purpose such as playing a sport:
sports kit
football kits
5 . [uncountable] a set of clothes and equipment used by soldiers, ↑ sailor s , etc:
The soldiers are trained to jump from the planes with full kit on.
6 . get your kit off British English informal to take your clothes off
7 . the whole kit and caboodle old-fashioned everything
⇨ ↑ drum kit , ↑ first aid kit , ↑ tool kit
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THESAURUS
▪ equipment noun [uncountable] the machines, tools, or objects that you use for doing something:
All the camping equipment is in the garage.
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You’ll do a better job if you have the right equipment.
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We are raising money for equipment for our playgroup.
▪ gear noun [uncountable] informal equipment and clothes for an activity that you do in your spare time:
We loaded all our gear into the boat, and set off to go fishing.
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I’ve decided to sell my climbing gear.
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camping gear
▪ kit noun [countable] things for a particular purpose or activity, especially ones kept together in their own container:
You’ll find a hammer in my tool kit.
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Do you have a first aid kit?
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You can buy a special kit for damp-proofing your home.
▪ apparatus noun [uncountable] tools and machines used for scientific, medical, and technical purposes:
This experiment can be performed using the apparatus shown in the diagram.
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Astronauts have special breathing apparatus.
▪ stuff noun [uncountable] informal equipment that you use to do something:
The builders have left all their stuff round the back of the house.
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Where’s the decorating stuff?
▪ things noun [plural] informal especially British English the equipment or clothes that you need for a particular activity:
She went into the shed where her father kept his gardening things.
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They got all the Christmas things out of the loft.
▪ paraphernalia noun [uncountable] written a lot of small things that are used for a particular purpose:
All the paraphernalia for making tea and coffee stood on the bedside table.
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The police found drug paraphernalia all over the house.
II. kit 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kitted , present participle kitting )
kit somebody/something ↔ out/up phrasal verb [usually passive] British English
if someone or something is kitted out with clothes or equipment, they are provided with the clothes or equipment needed for an activity
kit somebody/something ↔ out/up with/in
The studio is lavishly kitted out with camera equipment.
Mark was kitted up in skis, boots, and equipment.