1 [C] a set of parts ready to be made into sth:
a kit for a model plane * She built the doll's house from a kit.
2 [C,U] a set of tools or equipment that you use for a particular purpose:
a first-aid kit * a drum kit * a tool kit
3 [U] (BrE) a set of clothes and equipment that you use for a particular activity:
sports kit
IDIOMS
get your kit off (BrE, slang) to take your clothes off
moreatCABOODLE
verb (-tt-)
PHRASALVERBS
kit sb out / up (in / with sth) [usuallypassive] (BrE) to give sb the correct clothes and/or equipment for a particular activity:
They were all kitted out in brand-new ski outfits.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for kit is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is kit a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, kit is tagged as noun.
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