suit up
phrasal verb
suited up; suiting up; suits up
US
: to put on a uniform or special clothing
The players are suiting up for the game.
The divers suited up.
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Players suit up in pads and helmets, and the women are here to win.
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Buffy Gorrilla, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
Don Cheadle's James Rhodes first suited up as War Machine in 2010's Iron Man 2, while Gwyneth Paltrow's Pepper Potts received her own armor in Endgame.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Last year, 63 ballplayers suited up for the Sox, a franchise record, breaking the previous mark of 56 set the year before.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
On Thursday night, Kampe’s former four-year starter Trey Townsend, the 2024 Horizon League Player of the Year, will suit up for Arizona in its Sweet 16 game against Duke.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Buffy Gorrilla, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
Don Cheadle's James Rhodes first suited up as War Machine in 2010's Iron Man 2, while Gwyneth Paltrow's Pepper Potts received her own armor in Endgame.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Last year, 63 ballplayers suited up for the Sox, a franchise record, breaking the previous mark of 56 set the year before.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
On Thursday night, Kampe’s former four-year starter Trey Townsend, the 2024 Horizon League Player of the Year, will suit up for Arizona in its Sweet 16 game against Duke.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for suit up
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“Suit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suit%20up. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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