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crate  (krt)
n.
1. A container, such as a slatted wooden case, used for storing or shipping.
2. Slang An old rickety vehicle, especially a decrepit automobile or aircraft.
tr.v. crat·ed, crat·ing, crates
To pack into a container, such as a slatted wooden case.

[Latin crtis, wickerwork.]

crate [kreɪt]
n
1. a fairly large container, usually made of wooden slats or wickerwork, used for packing, storing, or transporting goods
2. Slang an old car, aeroplane, etc.
vb
(tr) to pack or place in a crate
[from Latin crātis wickerwork, hurdle]
crater  n
crateful  n

Crate a measure of glass, 1823; loosely, a large load.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.crate - a rugged box (usually made of wood)crate - a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
packing case, packing box - a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage
soapbox - a crate for packing soap
2.crate - the quantity contained in a crate
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
Verb1.crate - put into a crate; as for protection; "crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum"
encase, incase, case - enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"
uncrate - remove from the crate; "uncrate the glassed carefully!"

crate
noun
container, case, box, packing case, tea chest A crane was already unloading crates and pallets.
verb
box, pack, enclose, pack up, encase, case The plane had been dismantled, crated, and shipped to London.
Translations
crate [kreɪt]
A. N
1.cajón m de embalaje, jaula f
2. (= car etc) → armatoste m, cacharro m
B. VT (also crate up) → embalar(en cajones)

crate [ˈkreɪt] n
(= box) [fruit] → cageot m; [beer] → caisse f
(= car) → caisse f

crate
n (also inf: = car, plane) → Kiste f; (= beer crate, milk crate)Kasten m
vt goods(in Kisten/eine Kiste) (ver)packen

crate [kreɪt] ncassa, cassetta

crate
n crate [kreit]
a container usually made of wooden slats, for carrying goods, fruit etc three crates of bananas. krat قَفَص شَحْن، صُنْدوق щайга bedna kasse die Lattenkiste καφάσι caja, cajón kast جعبه؛ صندوق laatikko, kori caisse אַרגָז सामान ले जाने की पेटी sanduk rekesz peti kayu kassi cassetta, cassa 木わく 나무 상자 kraitelė, dėžė, konteineris redeļu kaste kotak kayu krat (pakk-/sprinkel)kasse skrzynka caixote ladă ящик debna gajbica gajba låda, []back ลังไม้ kasa 板條箱 ящик كري‍ٹ، ٹ‍وکرا sọt


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With a quick deft clutch on the collar at the back of his neck, Del Mar jerked him off his footing and thrust him in, or partly in, rather, because he had managed to get a hold on the edge of the crate with his two fore-paws.
Whereupon he lay down sullenly and allowed the crate to be lifted into a wagon.
Just as he finished, the call-boy came; so, haw-hawing like a demon, he went rattling and clanking out like a crate of loose castings, and I knew nothing more.
 
 
 
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