baggage vs kit

baggage

noun
  • An army's portable equipment; its baggage train. 

  • Portable cases, large bags, and similar equipment for manually carrying, pushing, or pulling personal items while traveling 

  • Factors, especially psychological ones, which interfere with a person's ability to function effectively. 

  • Uncountable synonyms: luggage; gear; stuff 

kit

noun
  • A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack. 

  • A drum kit. 

  • Clothing. 

  • A kitten (young cat). 

  • A young rabbit. 

  • A school of pigeons, especially domesticated, trained pigeons. 

  • A young ferret. 

  • The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players. 

  • A young beaver. 

  • A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves. 

  • A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade. 

  • A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble. 

  • A young skunk. 

  • A kind of basket made especially from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket or similar container, used as a measure of weight. 

  • Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling. 

  • The set of skills and abilities chosen for a playable character. 

  • A young weasel 

  • Synonym of kit violin 

  • A kit fox. 

verb
  • To assemble or collect something into kits or sets or to give somebody a kit. See also kit out and other derived phrases. 

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