tool up
To get all the right equipment or weapons ready for a job or fight.
Meanings
To equip a factory or production facility with the necessary machinery and tools for manufacturing.
"The company invested £5 million to tool up the new plant for electric vehicle production."
(British slang) To arm oneself or a group with weapons, especially before a fight or criminal activity.
"The gang had tooled up before the confrontation with their rivals."
To equip oneself or a team with the necessary tools, skills, or resources for a task.
"Before starting the project, we need to tool ourselves up with the right software and training."
Has two distinct registers: a neutral manufacturing/industrial sense (tooling up a factory) and a British criminal slang sense (arming oneself before a confrontation). Context makes the meaning clear. The industrial sense is formal; the weapons sense is informal/slang.
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