I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a repair kit (= a set of of tools or equipment that you use to repair something )
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a bicycle repair kit
drum kit
first aid kit
football kit (= clothes for playing football in )
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He washes the whole team's football kit.
gym kit
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Where’s my gym kit ?
kit bag
survival kit
tool kit
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I realized I’d left my tool kit at home.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
full
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In full kit with helmets a dull grey, they stamped on three abreast.
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He wore full combat kit and a large silver crucifix on a chain, which matched his parachute wings.
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The full kit is flexible enough to print on T-shirts, baseball hats, key-rings, mugs, aprons and tea towels.
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If you start with the simplest, you can always patch up to the full kit .
medical
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Prices start at £35 for the basic medical kit , and cases cost from £175.
new
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Oh, while I m here just like to mention the new kit .
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Anyhow, get the new kit ... it s gorgeous!!
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Andy Mutch has been trying his new kit on for the first time today.
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The boots, the parka, the cap, the new kit: hunters are a fastidious kind.
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They have recently received a new team kit provided by the school's parent teacher association.
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Leeds were wearing their new away kit .
■ NOUN
drum
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At the song's end, he casually tosses his guitar over his shoulder and into the drum kit .
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Recently, Shields' college buddy Dave Harrison stepped in behind the drum kit to complete the lineup.
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A multi-million pound industry in its own right, it cost 3 guitars and a drum kit to commence business.
football
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Full football kit for a discerning 10-year-old will probably cost parents about £40.
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If you think that's crafty, another chum keeps a football kit by his bed.
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Adam's football kit is in the five corners of the house, stiff enough to wash itself.
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In fact, up until the Seventies football kits looked like they meant business.
starter
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The PowerLan two-user starter kit is priced from £138, and the single user add-on package is to cost from £69.
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For those anticipating a handsome Christmas bonus, the Mission Mtime integrated home theater system is an elegant starter kit .
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A starter kit complete with software, interface cards and cabling for two workstations is priced £569.
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It is available now and costs £16 for a starter kit , including a manual and Hui's interpreter.
survival
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There should be a survival kit of some kind, and a first-aid box.
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I had memorized those few facts widely accepted by Princeton undergraduates to be part of an investment banking interview survival kit .
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Now there are earthquake survival kits , stuff to fasten down artwork and things in the home.
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We knew he'd taken a survival kit and space blanket on his trip, and that knowledge gave us hope.
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Last week we picked up a necessity for your survival kit , a program called PKZip for Windows.
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The first 10 entries will receive club toilet survival kits .
test
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I can see that for the marine fishkeeper, a bad test kit could be disastrous.
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In the air force, for instance, airmen use complex electronic test kits to check Minuteman missiles.
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Careful monitoring with a test kit will enable rapid detection of raised ammonia or nitrite levels.
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Most test kits are easy to use and the manufacturer's directions are usually very straight forward.
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This is then compared to a colour chart which comes with the test kit , to find the result.
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Good features Most test kits are quick and easy to use and give a good indication of the quality of your water.
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He wins an Interpet test kit .
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Judging by the ammonia levels our test kit recorded it had become fully charges on its surface in around six weeks.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the whole (kit and) caboodle
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He bought the whole kit and caboodle: computer, printer, and modem.
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By this meager, solo loop, the whole caboodle is regulated.
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Of course it's Yours Truly that's got to dust the whole kit and caboodle !
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Then sell the whole caboodle to the nationals-including, if you choose, a fake story of attack.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a model airplane kit
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I told the children to put on their gym kit and go outside.
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Roz keeps her squash kit at the office and plays at lunchtime.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Attach my tiny shaving kit to my tinier toothbrush pouch and insert them into my Stuffed Shirt Case.
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But the kit was delivered on time.
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But what if you test kit is faulty?
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Glossaries in each kit define pertinent medical terms.
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He's going to have an allergy kit there.
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There should be a survival kit of some kind, and a first-aid box.
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These kits make things easy for kids.
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This kit can be obtained or ordered from your supplier.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alternatively any of the tackle shops can kit you with the vice and enough thread and feathers to get you started.
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Do you know of a reputable dress hire shop in my area who will be able to kit me out?
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These included tying lots of cushions to the Goblin, making parachutes, and kitting him out with wings.