kit Definition

kit¹
noun

1. A set of instruments, equipment, etc needed for a purpose, especially one kept in a container.

Thesaurus: set, equipment, stock, assortment, accoutrements, effects, gear, instruments, material, paraphernalia, tackle, tools, utensils, apparatus.
2. A set of special clothing and personal equipment, eg for a soldier, footballer, etc.
3a. A set of parts ready for assembling;

Example: building a car from a kit


Example: kit car

verb

kitted, kitting
1. To provide someone with the clothes and equipment necessary for a particular occupation, assignment, etc.

Form: kit someone out (also)

Idiom: get one's kit off

slang
To remove one's clothes, especially prior to sexual intercourse.

Etymology: 18c; 14c in obsolete sense ‘a circular wooden vessel': from Dutch kitte tankard.

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kit²
noun

1. A kitten.
2. The young of various smaller fur-bearing animals, eg the polecat, ferret and fox.

Etymology: 16c: shortened form of kitten.