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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During that run, the team was without many of the top arms in Major League Baseball who could have suited up for the WBC.
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The 48-year-old actor suited up again as the iconic Merc with a Mouth alongside Hugh Jackman in the 2024 summer blockbuster, which was the first Deadpool project to officially join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 13 May 2025
Before every game, Jake Ogden suits up the same way.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
Spacewalks require suiting up in specialized suits and exposing oneself to the vacuum of outer space.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The 48-year-old actor suited up again as the iconic Merc with a Mouth alongside Hugh Jackman in the 2024 summer blockbuster, which was the first Deadpool project to officially join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 13 May 2025
Before every game, Jake Ogden suits up the same way.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
Spacewalks require suiting up in specialized suits and exposing oneself to the vacuum of outer space.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 May 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 May. 2025.
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