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kit
1[ kit ]
noun
- a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose:
a first-aid kit; a sales kit.
- the case for containing these.
- such a case and its contents.
- a set of materials or parts from which something can be assembled:
a model car made from a kit.
- Informal. a set, lot, or collection of things or persons.
- a wooden tub, pail, etc., usually circular.
- Chiefly British. a costume or outfit of clothing, especially for a specific purpose:
ski kit; dancing kit; battle kit.
verb (used with object)
- to package or make available in a kit:
a new model airplane that has just been kitted for the hobbyist.
- Chiefly British. to outfit or equip (often followed by out or up ).
kit
2[ kit ]
noun
- a violin or rebec small enough to be carried in the pocket, used by dancing masters in the 17th and 18th centuries.
kit
3[ kit ]
noun
- a young fox, beaver, or other small furbearing animal.
Kit
4[ kit ]
noun
- a male given name, form of Christopher.
KIT
1abbreviation for
- keep in touch
kit
2/ °ìɪ³Ù /
noun
- a set of tools, supplies, construction materials, etc, for use together or for a purpose
a first-aid kit
a model aircraft kit
- the case or container for such a set
- a set of pieces of equipment ready to be assembled
- ( as modifier )
kit furniture
- clothing and other personal effects, esp those of a traveller or soldier
battle kit
safari kit
- clothing in general (esp in the phrase get one's kit off )
- a flax basket
- the whole kit or the whole kit and caboodle informal.everything or everybody
kit
3/ °ìɪ³Ù /
noun
- a kind of small violin, now obsolete, used esp by dancing masters in the 17th–18th centuries
kit
4/ °ìɪ³Ù /
noun
- an informal or diminutive name for kitten
- a cub of various small mammals, such as the ferret or fox
kit
5/ °ìɪ³Ù /
noun
- a plaited flax basket
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
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Idioms and Phrases
- kit and caboodle / boodle, Informal. the whole lot of persons or things; all of something (often preceded by whole ):
We took along the whole kit and caboodle in the station wagon.
Example Sentences
Susan was no more than puzzled when she saw the first results from her home DNA testing kit.
Its $99 test kits became popular gifts for Christmas, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day; seasonality is still an important element of sales, the company has disclosed.
Originally priced at $399, the DNA test kits attracted attention but were too expensive for the average consumer.
In its selection policy, UK Athletics asks athletes for a fee of up to £1,100 to cover things like travel, accommodation, food, kit and staff.
There were also shortages of medical supplies including trauma kits, blood bags, anaesthetics, essential medicines and tents for health workers, it said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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