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.

Examples of suit up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Azurá Stevens, DiJonai Carrington and Courtney Vandersloot have yet to suit up this season, and guards Skylar Diggins and Cloud have each missed one game. —Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 18 May 2026

The Hollywood sign is ablaze as Spencer Pratt, the reality TV star now running for mayor of Los Angeles, suits up as Batman, enters City Hall and leads the people to overthrow a cabal of corrupt, out-of-touch progressives intent on destroying the city. —National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026

The skit began with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith—who, when suited up the right way, bears an uncanny resemblance to Ferrell—standing in for the monologue before Ferrell interrupts him. —Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026

The guy doesn’t just suit up and ride. —Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

Rhymes for suit up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup