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Definition of kit noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

kit

noun
 
 
/kɪt/
 
/kɪt/
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  1.  
    [countable, uncountable] a set of tools or equipment that you use for a particular purpose
    • a drum kit
    see also first aid kit, toolkit
    Synonyms equipmentequipmentmaterial ▪ gear ▪ kit ▪ apparatusThese are all words for the things that you need for a particular purpose or activity.equipment the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity:
    • camping equipment
    • a piece of equipment
    material things that are needed for a particular activity:
    • household cleaning materials
    • teaching material
     equipment or material?Equipment is usually solid things, especially large ones. Materials may be liquids, powders or books, software, etc. containing information, as well as small solid items.gear the equipment or clothes needed for a particular activity:
    • Skiing gear can be expensive.
    kit a set of tools or equipment that you use for a particular purpose:
    • a first-aid kit
    • a tool kit
    apparatus the tools or other pieces of equipment that are needed for a particular activity or task:
    • breathing apparatus for firefighters
    • laboratory apparatus
    Apparatus is used especially for scientific, medical or technical purposes.    Patterns
    • electrical/​electronic equipment/​gear/​apparatus
    • sports equipment/​gear/​kit
    • camping equipment/​gear
    • a piece of equipment/​apparatus
    Extra Examples
    • Check the acidity of the soil with a test kit.
    • She keeps an emergency medical kit in her car.
    • There should be a needle and thread in the sewing kit.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • emergency
    • first-aid
    • make-up
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the kit
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  2.  
    [countable] a set of parts ready to be made into something
    • a kit for a model plane
    • She built the doll’s house from a kit.
    Extra Examples
    • The kit contains everything you need to make six candles.
    • The shed comes in kit form.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • construction
    • starter
    verb + kit
    • assemble
    • install
    kit + verb
    • come with something
    • consist of something
    • contain something
    • …
    preposition
    • from a kit
    • kit for
    phrases
    • in kit form
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  3.  
    [uncountable] (British English) a set of clothes and equipment that you use for a particular activity
    • sports kit
    • The soldiers packed tents and kits to move to new positions.
    Extra Examples
    • They left most of their kit at the camp.
    • the official supplier of the England team kit
    • a teddy bear dressed in a replica Real Madrid kit
    • I spent Sunday assembling emergency kits for the expedition.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • gym
    • PE
    • sports
    • …
    kit + noun
    • bag
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    4. see also mess kit
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Dutch kitte ‘wooden vessel’, of unknown origin. The original sense ‘wooden tub’ was later applied to other containers; the use denoting a soldier's equipment (late 18th cent.) probably arose from the idea of a set of articles packed in a container.
Idioms
get your kit off
  1. (British English, slang) to take your clothes off
the whole (kit and) caboodle
  1. (informal) everything
    • I had new clothes, a new hairstyle—the whole caboodle.
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