kit

¹kit

noun \ˈkit\

Definition of KIT

1

dialect British : a wooden tub

2

a (1) : a collection of articles usually for personal use <a travel kit> (2) : a set of tools or implements <a carpenter's kit> (3) : a set of parts to be assembled or worked up <a model-airplane kit> (4) : a packaged collection of related material <a convention kit> (5) chiefly British : gear <run over to my billet and get some overnight kit — Lionel Shapiro>

b : a container for any of such sets or collections

3

: a group of persons or things —usually used in the phrase the whole kit and caboodle

Origin of KIT

Middle English

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with KIT

bit, bitt, brit, Brit, chit, dit, fit, flit, frit, git, grit, hit, it, knit, lit, mitt, nit, pit, quit, sit, skit, slit, snit, spit, split, Split, sprit, teat, tit, twit, whit, wit, writ, zit

²kit

transitive verb

kit·tedkit·ting

Definition of KIT

chiefly British

: equip, outfit —often used with up or out

First Known Use of KIT

1919

³kit

noun

Definition of KIT

: a small narrow violin

Origin of KIT

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1519

⁴kit

noun

Definition of KIT

1

: kitten

2

: a young or undersized fur-bearing animal; also : its pelt

First Known Use of KIT

1562

⁵kit

abbreviation

Definition of KIT

kitchen