suit up
phrasal 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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Tyler Bilodeau, Eric Dailey and Skyy Clark are the three returning starters for Mick Cronin, a decidedly old-school coach who still yells at high volume and suits up for tipoffs.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
After completing the ninth spacewalk of her career at the end of January, Williams has now spent 62 hours and 6 minutes suited up in the vacuum of space.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Quarterback Trubinksy and his wife, Hillary, suited up as characters from Peaky Blinders.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Taylor added that no decision could be made on whether the 40-year-old would suit up against Chicago, likely meaning that Flacco may be a game-time decision as the opening kickoff approaches.
—Cameron Belcher, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
After completing the ninth spacewalk of her career at the end of January, Williams has now spent 62 hours and 6 minutes suited up in the vacuum of space.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Quarterback Trubinksy and his wife, Hillary, suited up as characters from Peaky Blinders.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Taylor added that no decision could be made on whether the 40-year-old would suit up against Chicago, likely meaning that Flacco may be a game-time decision as the opening kickoff approaches.
—Cameron Belcher, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Suit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suit%20up. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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