kit (up or out)

verb

Definition of kit (up or out)next
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 Synonyms for kit (up or out)
  1. equip
  2. furnish
  3. supply
Verb
  • These ships are equipped with ramps that can quickly load, transport, and unload tanks and other heavy equipment in wartime.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Haunting images of the Titanic first made headlines in 1985 when Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s ROV, Argo, equipped with high-resolution cameras and sonar, located the wreck at a staggering depth of 12,500 feet.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of equip
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  • All room categories, including cabins, feature private balconies or porches furnished with a table and rocking chairs that invite guests to relax with a bottle of wine and a deck of cards after a long day of hiking and exploring.
    — Sophie Mendel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
  • First used as a storage space, it was furnished under Andrew Jackson and later renovated by Theodore Roosevelt.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of furnish
Verb
  • President Trump said that the Houthis face inevitable and escalating destruction and warned Iran to stop supplying the Yemeni militant group.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The four plaintiffs worked on three different fishing vessels which supplied tuna to Bumble Bee, according to the legal complaint, which was filed on March 12 in federal court in California.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of supply
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“Kit (up or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kit%20%28up%20or%20out%29. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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