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kit 1
(kĭt)n.
Phrasal Verb: 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
Idiom: 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.
[Short for kitten.]
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.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
kit
Past participle: kitted
Gerund: kitting
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KIT
Keep in touch
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| 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 |
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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.
get or take your kit off strip off, strip, undress, disrobe, take your clothes off, go naked, unclothe I don't like taking my kit off on screen.
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
حقيبَة أدوات العمَلصُنْدُوقُ العِدَّةُلَوازِم
souprava
udstyrsamlesæt
välineet
pribor
raîeining, módel til samsetningarútbúnaîur
用具一式
도구 한 벌
komplektsmantu maisspiederumitērps
potreby
opremasestavljanka
utrustning
ชุดเครื่องมือ
bộ
kit
[kɪt]A. N
1. (= equipment, gear) → avíos mpl; (= instruments, tools) → útiles mpl, herramientas fpl (Mil) → pertrechos mpl, petate m
2. (= belongings) → bártulos mpl; (= clothes) → ropa f; (for sports) → equipo m, indumentaria f; (= luggage) → bultos mpl, equipaje m
to get one's kit off (Brit) → ponerse en cueros, ponerse en pelotas, despelotarse
to get one's kit off (Brit) → ponerse en cueros, ponerse en pelotas, despelotarse
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
I've forgotten my gym kit → J'ai oublié mes affaires de gym.
to get one's kit off (British) → se désaper
[soldier, camper, climber, explorer] → équipement m, matériel m
(= set) → trousse f
a first aid kit → une trousse de secours
a puncture repair kit → une trousse de réparations
a sewing kit → un nécessaire à couture, une trousse de couture tool kit
a first aid kit → une trousse de secours
a puncture repair kit → une trousse de réparations
a sewing kit → un nécessaire à couture, une trousse de couture tool kit
(for assembly) → kit m
people who build their cars from kits → les gens qui construisent leurs voitures à partir de kits
model aeroplane kits → des maquettes d'avions à monter drum kit
to kit sb out with sth → équiper qn de qch
to be kitted out in sth → être équipé de qch
to kit o.s. out with sth → s'équiper de qch
people who build their cars from kits → les gens qui construisent leurs voitures à partir de kits
model aeroplane kits → des maquettes d'avions à monter drum kit
kit out
vt (British) → équiperto kit sb out with sth → équiper qn de qch
to be kitted out in sth → être équipé de qch
to kit o.s. out with sth → s'équiper de qch
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!
(= set of items) (tools) → Werkzeug nt; (in box) → Werkzeugkasten m; (= puncture repair kit) → Flickzeug nt
(for self-assembly) → Bastelsatz m
(Brit sl: = heroin) → H nt (sl), → Sugar m (sl)
kit
:kitbag
n → Seesack m
kit car
n aus einem Bausatz zusammengebautes Kraftfahrzeug
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
kit
[kɪt] na. (equipment, gen) → kit m inv, attrezzatura (Mil) → equipaggiamento (Sport) (outfit) → tenuta; (gear) → attrezzi mpl; (tools) → arnesi mpl
b. (parts for assembly) → kit m inv di montaggio
kitchen units in kit form → mobili mpl per cucina in kit di montaggio
toy aircraft kit → kit per aeromodellismo
kitchen units in kit form → mobili mpl per cucina in kit di montaggio
toy aircraft kit → kit per aeromodellismo
kit out vt + adv (Brit) → attrezzare, equipaggiare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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 noun a strong bag for holding (usually a soldier's) kit.
kit out – past tense, past participle ˈkitted – verb to 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
kit
n. equipo.
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 auxiliosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.