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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His grandfather, Chuck Elsey, played at TCU, while his great-grandfather, Gordon Elsey, suited up for Tulsa.
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
But, with LeBron (Bronny) James, Jr., suiting up and thirty-five other current players whose fathers were in the league, that may not be the case anymore.
—Erin Neil, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
Riri Williams, who suits up as the titular heroine of the new Marvel Cinematic Universe series Ironheart, insists that her plans are much grander than flying around in a suit of armor inspired by Iron Man’s.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
Coming out of Whitehall High School in Pennsylvania, Barkley was staying in his home state to suit up for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
But, with LeBron (Bronny) James, Jr., suiting up and thirty-five other current players whose fathers were in the league, that may not be the case anymore.
—Erin Neil, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
Riri Williams, who suits up as the titular heroine of the new Marvel Cinematic Universe series Ironheart, insists that her plans are much grander than flying around in a suit of armor inspired by Iron Man’s.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
Coming out of Whitehall High School in Pennsylvania, Barkley was staying in his home state to suit up for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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“Suit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suit%20up. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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