equipping

Sayi-KWIP-ing/ɪˈkwɪpɪŋ/

2 meanings of equipping

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of equip. Used for an action happening now or the act of giving someone what they need.
The school is equipping every classroom with new laptops.
Equipping the rescue team properly saved lives that day.
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2
noununcountable
The tools and other things that are needed for a job or purpose.
The expedition's equipping included tents, ropes, and a week of rations.
The new apartment came with furniture and kitchen equipping like pots and pans.
Similarequipment, fittings, gear
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equipping is a form of equip

equip, verb: To give a person or place the tools or supplies they need to do something. Full entry

Forms: equipequips he/she/itequipping -ing formequipped past tense, past participle
Spelling: equip → equipping: double the p, add -ing

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