Definition of Outfit

1. Noun. Any cohesive unit such as a military company.

Generic synonyms: Social Unit, Unit

2. Verb. Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose. "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"

3. Noun. A set of clothing (with accessories). "His getup was exceedingly elegant"
Exact synonyms: Getup, Rig, Turnout
Generic synonyms: Attire, Dress, Garb
Specialized synonyms: Bib-and-tucker, Ensemble, Playsuit, Trousseau
Derivative terms: Get Up, Turn Out

4. Noun. Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose.
Exact synonyms: Kit
Specialized synonyms: Carpenter's Kit, Tool Kit, First-aid Kit, Layette, Mess Kit, Sewing Kit
Generic synonyms: Appurtenance, Gear, Paraphernalia
Derivative terms: Kit

Definition of Outfit

1. n. A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; things required for equipment; the expense of, or allowance made for, equipment, as by the government of the United States to a diplomatic agent going abroad.

Definition of Outfit

1. Noun. A set of clothing (with accessories). ¹

2. Noun. gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose ¹

3. Noun. Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company. ¹

4. Noun. (informal) A business or firm. ¹

5. Noun. (sports) A sports team ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To provide with, usually for a specific purpose. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Outfit

1. to equip [v -FITTED, -FITTING, -FITS] - See also: equip

Medical Definition of Outfit

1. A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; things required for equipment; the expense of, or allowance made for, equipment, as by the government of the United States to a diplomatic agent going abroad. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outfit

outfind
outfinding
outfinds
outfinesse
outfinessed
outfinesses
outfinessing
outfired
outfires
outfiring
outfish
outfished
outfishes
outfishing
outfit (current term)
outfits
outfitted
outfitter
outfitters
outfitting
outflank
outflanked
outflanking
outflanks
outflash
outflatter
outflattered
outflattering
outflatters

Literary usage of Outfit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1920)
"Contract, reciting that whereas plaintiff owned a sawmill outfit and desired to sell ... Conditional sale contract covering sawmill outfit held assignable, ..."

2. American Journal of Roentgenology by American Radium Society (1919)
"BY CN MOORE SCHENECTADY, NY THE need of a portable roentgen ray outfit which can be taken to the bedside in emergency cases has long been felt by the ..."

3. Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science by Johns Hopkins University, Herbert Baxter Adams (1892)
"He held two oxen and at times apparently more— according to the text—and a heifer, so that when we compare this with the regular outfit of the ..."

4. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1894)
"Of course they all had their outfit. Afterwards they were put on fixed salaries : but still these were liberal. Congress in the moment of my appointment ..."

5. Annual Report of the Governor of Puerto Rico by Puerto Rico Governor (1912)
"Baseball outfit, jumping standards, giant stride, frame with 6 swings, slides, ... Baseball and tennis outfit. Frames with swings, trapezes, climbing poles, ..."

6. The Baptist Missionary Magazine by Executive Committee, Baptist General Convention, American Baptist Missionary Union, Board of Managers (1847)
"outfit AND SUPPLY. Conformably with the established usage, an estimate of necessary expenditures for the supply and enlargement of the several missions ..."

7. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Franklin Benjamin Sanborn (1893)
"outfit FOR AN EXCURSION. The following will be a good outfit for one who wishes to make an excursion of ..."

8. Forty Years Among the Indians: A True Yet Thrilling Narrative of the Author by Daniel Webster Jones (1890)
"The Missionaries for Mexico—We are to Explore the Country—Our outfit and Mode of ... We had a good outfit for the trip. The people of the settlements, ..."

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