Meaning of Kit | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A diminutive of the male given name Christopher.
2. A diminutive of the female given name Katherine and related female given names.
3. A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Кіт (Kit).
4. A male given name from Cantonese 傑 /杰 (git⁶).
   Hong-Kong
5. A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
   countable, uncountable
6. A kitten (young cat).
7. Synonym of kit violin.
8. A school of pigeons, especially domesticated, trained pigeons.
9. A kind of basket made especially from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket or similar container, used as a measure of weight.
   countable, uncountable
10. A kit fox (Vulpes macrotis).
11. A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.
    countable, uncountable
12. A young fox.
13. Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.
    countable, uncountable
14. A young beaver.
15. A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.
    countable, uncountable
16. A young ferret.
17. The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players.
    UK, countable, uncountable
18. A young skunk.
19. Clothing.
    UK, countable, informal, uncountable
20. A young rabbit.
21. A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.
    countable, informal, uncountable
22. A young weasel.
23. The set of skills and abilities chosen for a playable character.
    countable, uncountable
24. A drum kit.
    countable, uncountable
25. The whole set; kit and caboodle.
    countable, dated, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“He was pushing a barrow on the fish dock, wheeling aluminium kits which, when full, each contain 10 stone of fish.”

“Dudes! You simply have too much stuff in your kit! But don't sweat it, I can buy some stuff you don't need.”

“Always carry a good first-aid kit.”

“I built the entire car from a kit.”

“A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was altogether more straightforward.”

“Get your kit off and come to bed.”

“The Argentina fan who risked jail by getting her kit off at the World Cup final has broken her silence by posting more topless videos.”

“Do you know the proportion between ten and twelve or thirteen? — No; I should suppose you may take the whole kit of them as thirty; and the rest are people at from twenty to forty years of age.”

“A dancing master's kit.”

“Prince Turveydrop then tinkled the strings of his kit with his fingers, and the young ladies stood up to dance.”

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