kits

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of kit.

   The mechanics ordered several repair kits to keep the fleet running.

   Model-building kits lined the shelves of the hobby store.

   Note

   A plural that only some uses of the singular need. Kit meaning a soldier's or traveler's gear often works as a mass noun: you pack your kit, not your kits. The plural shows up mostly where kits are countable sets, such as first-aid kits, repair kits, and model kits sold for assembly. In British sports talk, teams change kits. The old wooden vessel and the fish basket pluralize the same way.

2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present indicative of kit.

   The charity kits every family with blankets, food, and basic supplies.

   He kits his motorcycle out with new tires before every season.

   Note

   The verb form behind sentences like she kits out the crew, a regular -s ending on a verb meaning to equip someone or to sort things into sets. Its usual partner is out, which can come before or after the object: kits out the crew, kits the crew out. The same spelling also serves the plural noun, so the surrounding grammar has to show which one is meant.

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