kit
noun /kɪt/
/kɪt/
Idioms - [countable, uncountable] a set of tools or equipment that you use for a particular purpose
- a first-aid kit
- a drum kit
Synonyms equipmentequipmentsee also toolkit- material
- gear
- kit
- apparatus
- 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
- 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
- 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
- …
- in a/the kit
- [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
- assemble
- install
- come with something
- consist of something
- contain something
- …
- from a kit
- kit for
- in kit form
- [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
- …
- bag
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
- (British English, slang) to take your clothes off
the whole (kit and) caboodle
- (informal) everything
- I had new clothes, a new hairstyle—the whole caboodle.