kits (up or out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of kit (up or out), chiefly British
as in equips
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity go see the quartermaster to be kitted out in your new uniforms

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kits (up or out)
  1. equips
  2. furnishes
  3. supplies
  4. provisions
Verb
  • Valadao co-sponsored the bill, which equips law enforcement with stronger legal tools.
    — Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Kodiak equips its trucks with a sensor suite built around cameras, with radar and lidar support.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of equips
Verb
  • The agency furnishes those six apartments and provides dishes and other essentials.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The identification of that fake photo now furnishes an alibi for those who want to deny the real bombing.
    — Mahsa Alimardani, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of furnishes
Verb
  • The incident supplies the stakes, the essay supplies the framing, and the pause supplies the reassurance, all timed and sequenced by the company being written about.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Its Navico Group sells marine electronics and technology, while its Mercury Marine supplies engines and maintains a parts and accessories business.
    — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of supplies
Verb
  • For example, the female carpenter bee provisions her nest with nectar and pollen, lays the eggs, and then the eggs hatch in late summer to fall.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Inside, the wasp provisions its offspring with paralyzed spiders or insects.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Definition of provisions
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“Kits (up or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kits%20%28up%20or%20out%29. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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