What does kit mean?
Definitions for kit
kɪtkit
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word kit.
Princeton's WordNet
kitnoun
a case for containing a set of articles
kit, outfitnoun
gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
kitverb
young of any of various fur-bearing animals
"a fox kit"
kit out, kit up, kitverb
supply with a set of articles or tools
GCIDE
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.
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
Kitnoun
A diminutive of the male given name Christopher.
Kitnoun
A diminutive of Katherine and related female given names.
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
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
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
Kitverb
to cut
Kitnoun
a kitten
Kitnoun
a small violin
Kit
a large bottle
Kit
a wooden tub or pail, smaller at the top than at the bottom; as, a kit of butter, or of mackerel
Kit
straw or rush basket for fish; also, any kind of basket
Kit
a box for working implements; hence, a working outfit, as of a workman, a soldier, and the like
Kit
a group of separate parts, things, or individuals; -- used with whole, and generally contemptuously; as, the whole kit of them
Etymology: [See Kitten.]
Wikidata
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
Kit
kit, n. a small wooden tub: the outfit of necessaries of a soldier, sailor, or mechanic. [Old Dut. kitte, a hooped beer-can.]
Kit
kit, a small pocket violin. [Contracted from A.S. cytere—L. cythara, a guitar.]
Kit
kit, n. a contraction of kitten.—n. Kit′-cat, a game played with sticks and a small piece of wood called a cat.
Kit
kit, n. a family, in phrase 'the whole kit.' [Kith.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
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
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.
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
kit
A small wooden pail or bucket, wherewith boats are bailed out.
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
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
KIT
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Etymology and Origins
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
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.
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'kit' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4394
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'kit' in Nouns Frequency: #1708
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Anagrams for kit »
tik
ITK
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kit in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of kit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of kit in a Sentence
Drummers can have the effect of two bass drums by having a pedal which is double where you only have one and the mechanism will play as if it's a double bass drum. It's similar to that in a way, i think because the drummer's not directly controlling it from his brain - although it looks like might be able to do that in the future, which has its own complications - it would for me be an add-on to a kit so I could trigger a sample or a different instrument. The basic drum kit is great. Two hands are okay and when I'm producing and there's other drummers playing I get them to play with one hand because I think drums with one hand sounds better in many ways.
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.
I also came to buy a Cesarean section kit for my daughter, who is about to give birth.
This is a trial. We've been trialing this technology since late last year. It really has been successful. We've had over 70 instances of this kit being triggered. We've had 50 people being charged with offences. And as we roll it out now to other trains it's proving even more successful.
It’s scary. my entire drum kit was stolen. My bike was stolen. My son’s wagon. Two of our guitar amps.
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Translations for kit
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- عدةArabic
- soupravaCzech
- Satz, AusrüstungGerman
- garnituro, katidoEsperanto
- juego, ensello, equipo, kitSpanish
- kisu, sarja, kissanpentu, rakennussarja, pakkausFinnish
- nécessaire, lapereau, jeu, équipementFrench
- foireannIrish
- kotak, perkakasIndonesian
- corredoItalian
- セット, 道具, 設備Japanese
- 전Korean
- setDutch
- estojoPortuguese
- комплект, снаряжение, конструктор, оборудование, наборRussian
- fitininädianVolapük
- 套Chinese
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