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noun

ˈkit How to pronounce kit (audio)
Definition of kitnext
chiefly British
as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity soldiers were dispatched to get their kit

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kit (up or out)

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verb

chiefly British
as in to equip
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity go see the quartermaster to be kitted out in your new uniforms

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Recent Examples of kit
Noun
Multimorphic offers a free software development kit (SDK) that lets community members design and distribute their own table creations for the P3 system. — ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026 There was this book about foxes—specifically, fox families, kits—in the nonfiction section of my elementary school’s library. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 The band works its way around the stage with drummer Lars Ulrich’s drum kits disappearing into its bowels and a different kit appearing at another vantage point. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026 In Indiana, emergency-response professionals helped expand Stop the Bleed training in schools, and the state’s Secured School Safety Grant program now offers funding for school bleeding-control programs and kits. — Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kit
  1. equipment
  2. gear
  3. apparatus
Noun
  • Federal policy now allows businesses to deduct domestic research costs immediately, leaving more capital available for engineers, prototypes, and equipment.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • There was little in the way of heavy equipment immediately available.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of equipment
Noun
  • For us runners at Vogue, finding the right race day fit, or even just the perfect daily gear, can feel overwhelming.
    — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, her attackers started ripping her gear off her body – her camera bag, her lenses, her pouch containing her American passport, credit cards, documents and other items.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of gear
Noun
  • They’ll be escorted to a seating area, passing by our cooking apparatuses, they’ll be encouraged to gather and share their own stories with each other, hopefully make some new friends and new connections.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The case in Brazil mirrors precedents in Europe where the state apparatus also intervened.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of apparatus

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“Kit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kit. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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