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equip

(transitive) To dress up; to array; to clothe.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive) To dress up; to array; to clothe.

: Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet.
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  • “Thank you so much for helping the Wild Hornets to equip the Bulava, drone team today @shot-hand.bsky.social 🚀 🐝💙💛”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Why not just equip each data center with masses of solar panels and batteries? Proven tech that works? Or build offsite wind farms? None of this is complicated. Why reinvent the wheel with something that doesn't exist? It's bonkers.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Easy: Release Live2D outfits with certain cards, which you can equip so they wear it in certain interactions based on settings. That obviously still doesn't fix the immersion issue during certain stories though.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “La primavera de l'any 2001, fa just un quart de segle, el Barça es va convertir en el primer equip de futbol amb gasolineres. "Com que això serà un èxit estic s...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Supermarket chain Albert Heijn is to equip security guards in Amsterdam and Rotterdam with body cameras to see if it improves safety.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive) To prepare (someone) with a skill.

For parents

"equip" means: To prepare (someone) with a skill.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.

For ESL learners

"equip" means: To prepare (someone) with a skill.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.

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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive) To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).

Origin: From , originally said of a ship, ; of origin, most probably from , from . Compare with , , , .. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “I wouldn't mind that. Might be kinda cool to equip a different dick every now and then.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Thank you so much @douglian.bsky.social for helping the Wild Hornets to equip Bulava, drone team of the Unmanned Systems Battalion of the Separate Presidential Brigade, with Sting interceptors today 🚀 🐝💙💛”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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