suit up
verb
suited up; suiting up; suits up
US
: to put on a uniform or special clothing
The players are suiting up for the game.
The divers suited up.
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Mexico has never had more than two Mexican-Americans suit up for a World Cup.
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Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Nikolaj Ehlers didn’t play in Game 4 due to a lower-body injury after being the only Hurricanes player to suit up for all 82 regular-season games.
—Cory Lavalette, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Of course, plenty of brothers have played high school ball in Georgia before suiting up in the NFL.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
By this time, however, fire crews had arrived and firefighter Kyler Ochab suited up and assisted the brothers in saving the woman.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
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Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Nikolaj Ehlers didn’t play in Game 4 due to a lower-body injury after being the only Hurricanes player to suit up for all 82 regular-season games.
—Cory Lavalette, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Of course, plenty of brothers have played high school ball in Georgia before suiting up in the NFL.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
By this time, however, fire crews had arrived and firefighter Kyler Ochab suited up and assisted the brothers in saving the woman.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Suit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suit%20up. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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