kit

  1. (initialism) .  Keep in touch.
  2. Proper noun.  A diminutive of the male given name Christopher.
  3. Proper noun.  A diminutive of Katherine and related female given names.
  4. Noun.  A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
  5. Noun.  A kind of basket made from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket, used as a measure of weight.
  6. Noun.  A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.
  7. Noun.  Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.
  8. Noun.  A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.
  9. Noun.  (UK, informal) Clothing.
  10. Noun.  (computing, informal) A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.
  11. Noun.  (rfdef, lang en) .
  12. Verb.  (transitive) To assemble or collect something into kits or sets or to give somebody a kit. See also kit out and other derived phrases.
  13. Adjective.  Something which came originally in kit form.
  14. Noun.  kitten.
  15. Noun.  kit fox.
  16. Noun.  a kit violin.
  17. Noun.  a school of pigeons, especially domesticated, trained pigeons.

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