OUTFIT


Meaning of OUTFIT in English

— outfitter , n.

/owt"fit'/ , n. , v. , outfitted, outfitting .

n.

1. an assemblage of articles that equip a person for a particular task, role, trade, etc.: an explorer's outfit.

2. a set of usually matching or harmonious garments and accessories worn together; coordinated costume; ensemble: a new spring outfit.

3. a set of articles for any purpose: a cooking outfit.

4. a group associated in an undertaking requiring close cooperation, as a military unit.

5. a business firm engaged in a particular form of commercial enterprise: a construction outfit.

6. any company, party, or set.

7. the act of fitting out or equipping for any purpose, as for a voyage, journey, or expedition.

8. mental, physical, or moral equipment.

v.t.

9. to furnish with an outfit, equipment, etc.; fit out; equip: to outfit an expedition to the South Pole.

10. Naut. to finish equipping (a vessel) at a dock.

v.i.

11. to furnish oneself with an outfit.

[ 1755-65; OUT- + FIT 1 ]

Syn. 1, 3. kit. 9. appoint, supply, rig.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .