KIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kit mean? 

• KIT (noun)
  The noun KIT has 3 senses:

1. a case for containing a set of articles

2. gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose

3. young of any of various fur-bearing animals

  Familiarity information: KIT used as a noun is uncommon.

• KIT (verb)
  The verb KIT has 1 sense:

1. supply with a set of articles or tools

  Familiarity information: KIT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A case for containing a set of articles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("kit" is a kind of...):

case (a portable container for carrying several objects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "kit"):

ditty bag (kit used by sailors and soldiers)

toilet kit; travel kit (a kit for carrying toilet articles while traveling)

Derivation:

kit (supply with a set of articles or tools)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

kit; outfit

Hypernyms ("kit" is a kind of...):

appurtenance; gear; paraphernalia (equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "kit"):

carpenter's kit; tool kit (a set of carpenter's tools)

first-aid kit (kit consisting of a set of bandages and medicines for giving first aid)

layette (kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby)

mess kit (kit containing a metal dish and eating utensils; used by soldiers and campers)

sewing kit (a kit of articles used in sewing)

Derivation:

kit (supply with a set of articles or tools)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Young of any of various fur-bearing animals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Context example:

a fox kit

Hypernyms ("kit" is a kind of...):

young mammal (any immature mammal)

• KIT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Supply with a set of articles or tools

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

kit; kit out; kit up

Hypernyms (to "kit" is one way to...):

equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

Derivation:

kit (gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose)

kit (a case for containing a set of articles)

 Context examples 

Measuring the amount of c-kit in tumor tissue may help diagnose cancer and plan treatment.

(C-kit, NCI Dictionary)

A dosing unit equal to the amount of active ingredient(s) contained in a kit.

(Kit Dosing Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

Brazilian scientists developed the kit following the 2015 Zika outbreak that caused a higher rate of microcephaly, a condition where a baby is born with an abnormally small head.

(New blood test to detect Zika approved in Brazil, SciDev.Net)

Also called c-kit and stem cell factor receptor.

(CD117, NCI Dictionary)

A number that identifies the kit used for an exposure assessment.

(Exposure Kit Number, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent inhibits TK encoded by the bcr-abl oncogene as well as receptor TKs encoded by the c-kit and platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) oncogenes.

(Imatinib mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)

Gleevec also inhibits the PDGF tyrosine kinase and the c-kit tyrosine kinase.

(Inhibition of Cellular Proliferation by Gleevec Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Imatinib also inhibits the receptor tyrosine kinases for platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and stem cell factor (SCF)/c-kit; the SCF/c-kit receptor tyrosine kinase is activated in gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST).

(Imatinib, NCI Thesaurus)

Kit ligand is a type of cytokine and a type of growth factor.

(Kit ligand, NCI Dictionary)

Rodney has enough for his sea-chest and kit.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)