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- US Pronunciation
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- [soot uhp]
- /sut ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soot uhp]
- /sut ʌp/
Definitions of suit up words
- noun suit up a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together. 1
- noun suit up a set of men's garments of the same color and fabric, consisting of trousers, a jacket, and sometimes a vest. 1
- noun suit up a similarly matched set consisting of a skirt and jacket, and sometimes a topcoat or blouse, worn by women. 1
- noun suit up any costume worn for some special activity: a running suit. 1
- noun suit up Often, suits. Slang. an executive, manager, or official, especially one regarded as a faceless decision maker. 1
- noun suit up Law. the act, the process, or an instance of suing in a court of law; legal prosecution; lawsuit. 1
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Origin of suit up
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English siute, sute, suite (noun) < Anglo-French, Old French, akin to sivre to follow. See sue, suite
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Parts of speech for Suit up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
suit up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
suit up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for suit up
verb suit up
- apparelled — clothing, especially outerwear; garments; attire; raiment.
- array — An array of different things or people is a large number or wide range of them.
- attire — Your attire is the clothes you are wearing.
- bedizen — to dress or decorate gaudily or tastelessly
- breech — The breech of a gun is the part of the barrel at the back into which you load the bullets.
Antonyms for suit up
verb suit up
- disarray — to put out of array or order; throw into disorder.
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