EQUIP
What does "EQUIP" mean?
To supply someone or something with what is needed for a task.
Meanings
- To provide with the tools, supplies, or resources needed. The lab was equipped with the latest microscopes.
- To prepare a person mentally or with skills for a situation. Travel equips you to handle the unexpected. figurative
Word origin
From French 'equiper' (to fit out a ship), probably from Old Norse 'skipa' (to arrange, to man a ship), from 'skip' (ship) - so to equip once meant, literally, to ready a vessel for sea.
Remember it
EQUIP ends in Q-U-I-P - and you need to be equipped with a sharp wit to land a good quip.
A little poem
Not the storm that sinks you,
nor the sea itself -
but the rope you packed before you left.
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Wordplay
- Why did the comedian make sure his backpack held a good one-liner? He wanted to be equipped with a quip.
What it teaches
You can rarely choose the storm; you can almost always choose what you packed before it.
Quick facts
What does EQUIP mean?
To supply someone or something with what is needed for a task.
Is EQUIP a valid word?
Yes — EQUIP is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is EQUIP?
EQUIP has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does EQUIP come from?
From French 'equiper' (to fit out a ship), probably from Old Norse 'skipa' (to arrange, to man a ship), from 'skip' (ship) - so to equip once meant, literally, to ready a vessel for sea.
What can EQUIP teach us?
You can rarely choose the storm; you can almost always choose what you packed before it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.