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to kit up

to kit up

1 6.3
To give someone the gear they need
  • phrasal verb
  • UK
translation icon : preparar
  • The coach reminded us to kit up with our helmets and pads before the game started.

So we're all kitted up and the first group goes, they get the jump.

Examples

  • - Fine, let's get kitted up.

    Camp Daze (2005)

  • I need to kit up.

    Stitches (2012)

  • So we're all kitted up and the first group goes, they get the jump.

    Julian Dorey

  • They all look up to BEAN as he enters, fully kitted up.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Before the hike, make sure to kit up with all the necessary gear, including food and water.

  • Each team member must kit up before we begin the expedition to ensure everyone's safety.

Synonyms

to set up
vsto kit up
983 2.7

To assemble and prepare equipment or objects so they are ready to use

concerns giving required items rather than putting things together
to equip
vsto kit up
276 3.2

To give people and things the tools or skills needed for a task

limits the meaning to giving physical items rather than skills
to rig
vsto kit up
111 4.2

To set up equipment on a ship or machine so it is ready to use

focuses on supplying articles rather than assembling or improvising
to gear up
vsto kit up
68 3.7

To get ready for an activity by preparing people or equipment

centres on giving the actual items rather than wider preparation tasks
to provision
vsto kit up
1 4.0

To supply someone with food or other needed items

is narrower, focusing on providing specific sets of tools and gear
to kit
vsto kit up
1 3.5

To give someone the tools and equipment they need for a job

focuses on the same supplying action but as a different phrase
to kit out
vsto kit up
  • UK
1 4.2

To give people or a place the tools and clothes they need for an activity

is the alternative phrasing used for the same action
outfitted
vsto kit up
3.9

A person or place that has the equipment and clothes needed for an activity

expresses the same provision action but as a verbal phrase
fitted out
vsto kit up
3.9

Having all the equipment needed for a particular use

means supplying items rather than describing completion status
to rig out
vsto kit up
7.4

Add the equipment a place or thing needs to make it ready

emphasizes supplying rather than broader preparation actions

How Equipped

to equip
276 3.2
to outfit
13 3.7
to kit up
  • UK
1 6.3
to furnish
83 3.7
to supply
400 1.6

Surface Forms

kit up infinitive
kit upped past
kit upped past participle
kit upping present participle
kits up third person singular

Morphology

kit + up

The verb sense is directly related to the noun 'kit' (a set of equipment) combined with the particle 'up' which often adds a sense of preparing or equipping. However, this requires recognizing a phrasal-verb/verbing-from-noun pattern and the specific use 'kit up' (somewhat informal/regional) may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without prior exposure.

Etymology

The phrasal verb kit up comes from the word kit, meaning a set of clothes or tools, and the idea of putting that set 'up' on someone. Imagine a worker or soldier taking their kit and putting it on to get ready, so kit up means 'to equip or dress someone with the necessary gear'.