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What does kit mean?

Definitions for kit
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word kit.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. kitnoun

    a case for containing a set of articles

  2. kit, outfitnoun

    gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose

  3. kitverb

    young of any of various fur-bearing animals

    "a fox kit"

  4. kit out, kit up, kitverb

    supply with a set of articles or tools

GCIDE

  1. Kitnoun

    Hence: A collection of tools or other objects to be used for a specific purpose, often contained in a box which may be carried conveniently; a working outfit, as of a workman, a soldier, and the like; as, a plumber's kit; a doctor's kit; a cosmetic kit; a first-aid kit.

  2. Kitnoun

    A group of separate parts, things, or individuals; -- used with whole, and generally contemptuously; as, the whole kit of them; the whole kit and kaboodle.

Wiktionary

  1. Kitnoun

    A diminutive of the male given name Christopher.

  2. Kitnoun

    A diminutive of Katherine and related female given names.

  3. Etymology: English from the 14th century, from a Dutch kitte, a wooden vessel made of hooped staves. Related to Dutch kit "tankard". The further etymology is unknown.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Kitnoun

    1.A large bottle. Stephen Skinner

    Etymology: kitte, Dutch.

    ’Tis kept in a case fitted to it, almost like a dancing-master’s kit. Nehemiah Grew, Musæum.

ChatGPT

  1. kit

    A kit generally refers to a set or collection of things, often tools or equipment, needed for a specific purpose or activity. It could also refer to a young or baby animal, especially of mammals like ferrets, rabbits, beavers, or foxes.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Kitverb

    to cut

  2. Kitnoun

    a kitten

  3. Kitnoun

    a small violin

  4. Kit

    a large bottle

  5. Kit

    a wooden tub or pail, smaller at the top than at the bottom; as, a kit of butter, or of mackerel

  6. Kit

    straw or rush basket for fish; also, any kind of basket

  7. Kit

    a box for working implements; hence, a working outfit, as of a workman, a soldier, and the like

  8. Kit

    a group of separate parts, things, or individuals; -- used with whole, and generally contemptuously; as, the whole kit of them

  9. Etymology: [See Kitten.]

Wikidata

  1. Kit

    In association football, as in a number of sports, kit refers to the standard equipment and attire worn by players. The terms "kit", "strip", and in North-American English "uniform" are used interchangeably. The sport's Laws of the Game specify the minimum kit which a player must use, and also prohibit the use of anything that is dangerous to either the player or another participant. Individual competitions may stipulate further restrictions, such as regulating the size of logos displayed on shirts and stating that, in the event of a match between teams with identical or similar colours, the away team must change to different coloured attire. Footballers generally wear identifying numbers on the backs of their shirts. Originally a team of players wore numbers from 1 to 11, corresponding roughly to their playing positions, but at the professional level this has generally been superseded by squad numbering, whereby each player in a squad is allocated a fixed number for the duration of a season. Professional clubs also usually display players' surnames or nicknames on their shirts, above their squad numbers. Football kit has evolved significantly since the early days of the sport when players typically wore thick cotton shirts, knickerbockers and heavy rigid leather boots. In the twentieth century, boots became lighter and softer, shorts were worn at a shorter length, and advancements in clothing manufacture and printing allowed shirts to be made in lighter synthetic fibres with increasingly colourful and complex designs. With the rise of advertising in the 20th century, sponsors' logos began to appear on shirts, and replica strips were made available for fans to purchase, generating significant amounts of revenue for clubs.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Kit

    kit, n. a small wooden tub: the outfit of necessaries of a soldier, sailor, or mechanic. [Old Dut. kitte, a hooped beer-can.]

  2. Kit

    kit, a small pocket violin. [Contracted from A.S. cytere—L. cythara, a guitar.]

  3. Kit

    kit, n. a contraction of kitten.—n. Kit′-cat, a game played with sticks and a small piece of wood called a cat.

  4. Kit

    kit, n. a family, in phrase 'the whole kit.' [Kith.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. kit

    [Usenet; poss.: fr.: DEC slang for a full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade] A source software distribution that has been packaged in such a way that it can (theoretically) be unpacked and installed according to a series of steps using only standard Unix tools, and entirely documented by some reasonable chain of references from the top-level README file. The more general term distribution may imply that special tools or more stringent conditions on the host environment are required.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. kit

    A small wooden pail or bucket, wherewith boats are baled out; generally with an ear. (See KID.) Also, a contemptuous term for total; as, the whole kit of them.

  2. kit

    An officer's outfit. Also, a term among soldiers and marines to express the complement of regimental necessaries, which they are obliged to keep in repair. Also, a seaman's wardrobe.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. kit

    A small wooden pail or bucket, wherewith boats are bailed out.

  2. kit

    In military language, the equipment in necessaries, such as shirts, boots, brushes, etc., of a soldier, but not applicable to his uniform, arms, or accoutrements.

Editors Contribution

  1. kit

    A number of items together for a specific purpose.

    The Rugby kit was colorful and looked very clean and tidy.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

Suggested Resources

  1. KIT

    What does KIT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the KIT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Kit

    A soldier’s outfit, which he carries on his person when on the march. The name is derived from the Dutch kitte, a wooden beer-can strapped on the soldier’s belt.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. KIT

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kit is ranked #62903 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Kit surname appeared 318 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Kit.

    52.2% or 166 total occurrences were White.
    38.3% or 122 total occurrences were Asian.
    5.9% or 19 total occurrences were Black.
    2.2% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'kit' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4394

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'kit' in Nouns Frequency: #1708

Anagrams for kit »

  1. tik

  2. ITK

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of kit in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of kit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of kit in a Sentence

  1. Cecilia Bembibre:

    Since the space has been undergoing important conservation work in the last few years, and the collection was removed, it is reasonable to assume the scent has gone, now the preservation kit we created…(is) now the only existing archive of a lost heritage smell.

  2. Kym Worthy:

    Each one of these kits represents a victim, what Kym Worthy are doing when Kym Worthy destroy a rape kit is destroying the chance that they are ever going to see justice.

  3. Steven McCoy:

    I find that it is imperative to always have alternative ideas. I look at it as a first aid kit celebration, finding a way to celebrate the holidays with your family is so important. [ I'm ] so grateful for technology !

  4. Peter Navarro:

    My job at The White House now is to help marry the full force of the federal government with the full power of private enterprise to mobilize our industrial base and thereby quickly get what we need, most urgently Personal Protective Equipment such as masks and gloves and testing kit element like swabs, it's been enormously helpful that the President signed the DPA last week. We've seen a noticeable uptick in the intensity of that mobilization, and my office is using the DPA every day as quiet leverage to turbocharge the great outpouring of volunteer efforts from the business community.

  5. Peter Chuwa:

    You simply open the tap and leave the kit to supply water to the roots, unlike the traditional system, which takes a lot of time and energy.

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