suit up
phrasal verb
suited up; suiting up; suits up
US
: to put on a uniform or special clothing
The players are suiting up for the game.
The divers suited up.
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Fucillo would go on to play at Colgate, while Woodward would suit up for UMass before both embarked on collegiate football coaching careers.
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Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
But minutes later, they were suited up for their game.
—Dr. Sue Varma, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
After his collision with Travis Kelce in Brazil, Xavier Worthy is unlikely to suit up against the Eagles Sunday, and Rice is due to serve the second game of a six-game suspension — meaning Mahomes’ top trio of receivers is expected to be Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Tyquan Thornton.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Colorful reef and drift dives are the lure in the waters around Marsa Alam, where more than 60 spectacular dive sites are a siren call to (wet) suit up.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
But minutes later, they were suited up for their game.
—Dr. Sue Varma, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
After his collision with Travis Kelce in Brazil, Xavier Worthy is unlikely to suit up against the Eagles Sunday, and Rice is due to serve the second game of a six-game suspension — meaning Mahomes’ top trio of receivers is expected to be Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Tyquan Thornton.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Colorful reef and drift dives are the lure in the waters around Marsa Alam, where more than 60 spectacular dive sites are a siren call to (wet) suit up.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for suit up
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“Suit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suit%20up. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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