kit1
  
  n.
   - a set of articles or equipment for a specific purpose:
 a first-aid kit.
 ▸
Brit. the clothing and other items needed for an activity:
 boys in football kit.
 - a set of all the parts needed to assemble something.
 - Brit. a large basket or box, especially for fish.
 
v.
 
(
kit someone/thing out/up)
 
chiefly Brit. provide someone or something with appropriate clothing or equipment.
 
  Phrase
  
    
      - get one's kit off
 Brit. informal take off one's clothes. 
    
   
  Etymology
  ME: from MDu. kitte ‘wooden vessel’, of unknown origin.
 
  
    
kit2
  
  n.
 the young of certain animals, e.g. the beaver, ferret, and mink. 
▸informal a kitten.
 
 
  
    
kit3
  
  n.
 historical a small violin, especially one used by a dancing master.
 
  Etymology
  C16: perh. from L. cithara (see cittern).