Definition of equip Equip
/ɪkwɪˈp/ - [ikwip] - e•quip
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| equip - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" | ||
| fit, fit out, outfit | ||
| furnish, supply, provide, render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style" | ||
| rig, set up, set equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship" | ||
| motorise, mechanise, mechanize, motorize make mechanical; "mechanize the procedure" | ||
| fuse make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the electric mains" | ||
| collar take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" | ||
| spur goad with spurs; "the rider spurred his horse" | ||
| fin show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface" | ||
| motorize equip with a motor; "motorized scooters are now the rage" | ||
| motorize equip with a motor; "motorized scooters are now the rage" | ||
| stock have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" | ||
| horseshoe equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes | ||
| turn out come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons; "How many people turned out that evening?" | ||
| instrument address a legal document to | ||
| muzzle fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers" | ||
| kit, kit out, kit up supply with a set of articles or tools | ||
| appoint furnish; "a beautifully appointed house" | ||
| re-equip, rejig re-equip a factory or plant | ||
| refit fit out again | ||
| armor, armour equip with armor | ||
| accouter, accoutre provide with military equipment | ||
| wire fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for support" | ||
| shaft equip with a shaft | ||
| spar fight verbally; "They were sparring all night" | ||
| stave burst or force (a hole) into something | ||
| adorn, clothe, invest cover as if with clothing; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees" | ||
| commission charge with a task | ||
| equip - provide with abilities or understanding; "She was never equipped to be a dancer" | ||
| enable render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain" | ||
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- equip (Verb)
To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide with arms or an armament, stores, munitions, rigging, etc. ; -- said especially of ships and of troops. Dryden. - equip (Verb)
To dress up ; to array; accouter. - equip (Verb)
To prepare someone with a skill.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- equip (v. t.)
To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide with arms or an armament, stores, munitions, rigging, etc.; -- said esp. of ships and of troops. - equip (v. t.)
To dress up; to array; accouter.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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equip
To furnish with whatever is needed for use or for any undertaking.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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equip
e-kwip′, v.t. to fit out: to furnish with everything needed for any service or work:—pr.p. equip′ping; pa.p. equipped′.—n. E′quipāge, that with which one is equipped: furniture required for any service, as that of a soldier, &c.: a carriage and attendants, retinue.—v.t. (obs.) to furnish with an equipage.—n. Equip′ment, the act of equipping: the state of being equipped: things used in equipping or furnishing: outfit. [Fr. équiper, prob. Ice. skipa, to set in order, skip, a ship.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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equip
A term frequently applied to the business of fitting a ship for a trading voyage, or arming her for war. (See FITTING.)
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🔤- equip, verb, present, 1st person singular of equip (infinitive).
- equip, verb (infinitive).
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