I. ˈkit noun
Etymology: Middle English
Date: 14th century
1. dialect British : a wooden tub
2.
a.
(1) : a collection of articles usually for personal use
a travel kit
(2) : a set of tools or implements
a carpenter's kit
(3) : a set of parts to be assembled or worked up
a model-airplane kit
(4) : a packaged collection of related material
a convention kit
(5) chiefly British : gear
run over to my billet and get some overnight kit — Lionel Shapiro
b. : a container for any of such sets or collections
3. : a group of persons or things — usually used in the phrase the whole kit and caboodle
II. transitive verb
( kit·ted ; kit·ting )
Date: 1919
chiefly British : equip , outfit — often used with up or out
III. noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1519
: a small narrow violin
IV. noun
Date: 1562
1. : kitten
2. : a young or undersized fur-bearing animal ; also : its pelt
V. abbreviation
kitchen