kit
kit 1
(kĭt)n.
1.
a. A set of articles or implements used for a specific purpose: a survival kit; a shaving kit.
b. A container for such a set.
2. A set of parts or materials to be assembled: a model airplane kit.
3. A packaged set of related materials: a sales kit.
4. Chiefly British
a. A collection of clothing and other personal effects used for travel or by a soldier.
b. A container, such as a bag or knapsack, for storing or holding such a collection.
kit out Chiefly British
To provide with clothing or equipment.
the (whole) kit and caboodle Informal
The entire collection or lot.
[Middle English kitte, wooden tub, probably from Middle Dutch.]
kit 2
(kĭt)n.
1. A kitten.
2. One of the young of certain other fur-bearing mammals, especially a fox or rabbit.
kit 3
(kĭt)n.
A tiny, narrow violin used by dancing masters in the 1600s and 1700s.
[Origin unknown.]
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kit
(kɪt)n
1. a set of tools, supplies, construction materials, etc, for use together or for a purpose: a first-aid kit; a model aircraft kit.
2. the case or container for such a set
3.
a. a set of pieces of equipment ready to be assembled
b. (as modifier): kit furniture.
4.
a. clothing and other personal effects, esp those of a traveller or soldier: safari kit; battle kit.
b. informal clothing in general (esp in the phrase get one's kit off)
5. (Crafts) NZ a flax basket
6. the whole kit the whole kit and caboodle informal everything or everybody
[C14: from Middle Dutch kitte tankard]
kit
(kɪt)n
(Instruments) a kind of small violin, now obsolete, used esp by dancing masters in the 17th–18th centuries
[C16: of unknown origin]
kit
(kɪt)n
1. an informal or diminutive name for kitten
2. (Zoology) a cub of various small mammals, such as the ferret or fox
[C16: by shortening]
kit
(kɪt)n
NZ a plaited flax basket
[from Māori kete]
KIT
abbreviation for
(Telecommunications) keep in touch
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kit1
(kɪt)n., v. kit•ted, kit•ting. n.
1. a set of tools, supplies, or materials for a specific purpose: a first-aid kit; a sales kit.
2. a case or container for these.
3. a set of materials or parts from which something can be assembled: a model airplane kit.
4. Chiefly Brit. gear: battle kit.
v.t.5. Chiefly Brit. to outfit or equip (often fol. by out or up).
Idioms:the whole kit and caboodle, all the persons or things concerned.
[1325–75; Middle English kyt, kitt < Middle Dutch kitte jug, tankard]
kit2
(kɪt)n.
a small violin or rebec, used by dancing masters in the 17th and 18th centuries.
[1510–20; orig. uncertain]
kit3
(kɪt)n.
1. a young fox, beaver, or other small furbearing animal.
2. a kitten.
[1555–65; shortened form]
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Kit
the items forming a soldier’s equipment; ‘articles of kit’, 1785; a number, set, lot, or contents of a vessel, hence, a soldier’s or traveller’s or workman’s kit—Gepp; a person’s baggage or a collection of anything—Slang Dictionary, 1874.Examples: kit of pigeons, 1880; of tools, 1881.
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kit
Past participle: kitted
Gerund: kitting
| Imperative |
|---|
| kit |
| kit |
| Present |
|---|
| I kit |
| you kit |
| he/she/it kits |
| we kit |
| you kit |
| they kit |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I kitted |
| you kitted |
| he/she/it kitted |
| we kitted |
| you kitted |
| they kitted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am kitting |
| you are kitting |
| he/she/it is kitting |
| we are kitting |
| you are kitting |
| they are kitting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have kitted |
| you have kitted |
| he/she/it has kitted |
| we have kitted |
| you have kitted |
| they have kitted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was kitting |
| you were kitting |
| he/she/it was kitting |
| we were kitting |
| you were kitting |
| they were kitting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had kitted |
| you had kitted |
| he/she/it had kitted |
| we had kitted |
| you had kitted |
| they had kitted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will kit |
| you will kit |
| he/she/it will kit |
| we will kit |
| you will kit |
| they will kit |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have kitted |
| you will have kitted |
| he/she/it will have kitted |
| we will have kitted |
| you will have kitted |
| they will have kitted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be kitting |
| you will be kitting |
| he/she/it will be kitting |
| we will be kitting |
| you will be kitting |
| they will be kitting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been kitting |
| you have been kitting |
| he/she/it has been kitting |
| we have been kitting |
| you have been kitting |
| they have been kitting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been kitting |
| you will have been kitting |
| he/she/it will have been kitting |
| we will have been kitting |
| you will have been kitting |
| they will have been kitting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been kitting |
| you had been kitting |
| he/she/it had been kitting |
| we had been kitting |
| you had been kitting |
| they had been kitting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would kit |
| you would kit |
| he/she/it would kit |
| we would kit |
| you would kit |
| they would kit |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have kitted |
| you would have kitted |
| he/she/it would have kitted |
| we would have kitted |
| you would have kitted |
| they would have kitted |
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KIT
Keep in touch
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  kit - a case for containing a set of articlescase - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage" ditty bag - kit used by sailors and soldiers toilet kit, travel kit - a kit for carrying toilet articles while traveling |
| 2. | kit - gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose carpenter's kit, tool kit - a set of carpenter's tools first-aid kit - kit consisting of a set of bandages and medicines for giving first aid appurtenance, paraphernalia, gear - equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. layette - kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby mess kit - kit containing a metal dish and eating utensils; used by soldiers and campers sewing kit - a kit of articles used in sewing | |
| 3. | kit - young of any of various fur-bearing animals; "a fox kit" young mammal - any immature mammal | |
| Verb | 1. | kit - supply with a set of articles or tools equip, fit out, outfit, fit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" |
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kit
noun
1. equipment, supplies, materials, tackle, tools, instruments, provisions, implements, rig, apparatus, trappings, utensils, paraphernalia, accoutrements, appurtenances The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.
kit something or someone out or up equip, fit, supply, provide with, arm, stock, outfit, costume, furnish, fix up, fit out, deck out, accoutre kitted out with winter coat, skirts, jumpers, nylon stockings
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Translations
souprava
udstyrsamlesæt
välineet
pribor
raîeining, módel til samsetningarútbúnaîur
用具一式
도구 한 벌
komplektsmantu maisspiederumitērps
potreby
opremasestavljanka
utrustning
ชุดเครื่องมือ
bộ
kit
[kɪt]
B. CPD kit car N coche que se vende por piezas y lo arma uno mismo
kit out, kit up VT + ADV (Brit) (often passive) → equipar (with de) to be kitted out in [+ clothing] → llevar puesto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
kit
[ˈkɪt] n
(= clothes) → affaires fpl
I've forgotten my gym kit → J'ai oublié mes affaires de gym.
to get one's kit off (British) → se désaper
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
kit
n
(= equipment) (for fishing, photography etc) → Ausrüstung f; (Mil) → Ausrüstung f, → Montur f (old); kit inspection (Mil) → Bekleidungs- or Ausrüstungsappell m
(Sport: clothes) → Ausrüstung f, → Zeug nt (inf), → Sachen pl (inf); gym kit → Sportzeug nt, → Sportsachen pl; get your kit off! (inf: = undress) → zieh dich aus!
(for self-assembly) → Bastelsatz m
(Brit sl: = heroin) → H nt (sl), → Sugar m (sl)
kit
:
kit car
n aus einem Bausatz zusammengebautes Kraftfahrzeug
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kit
(kit)1. (an outfit of) tools, clothes etc for a particular purpose. He carried his tennis kit in a bag; a repair kit for mending punctures in bicycle tyres.
2. a collection of the materials etc required to make something. He bought a model aeroplane kit.
ˈkitbag nouna strong bag for holding (usually a soldier's) kit.
kit out – past tense, past participle ˈkitted – verbto provide with all the clothes, tools etc necessary for a particular purpose. The money was spent on kitting out the school football team.
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kit
→ صُنْدُوقُ العِدَّةُ souprava udstyr Werkzeug κιτ equipo välineet kit pribor kit 用具一式 도구 한 벌 pakket sett zestaw kit набор utrustning ชุดเครื่องมือ takım bộ 成套工具Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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kit
n estuche m, botiquín m; epinephrine — estuche de epinefrina; first-aid — botiquín de primeros auxilios
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