crate
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1.7
- noun
- /kreɪt/
- Four crates of tomatoes, a crate of carrots, some pickles.
- a wooden crate
- pallets and crates
- a crate of wrenches
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Watch on YouTubeAll this shit came in a giant crate like a few days later.
- All this shit came in a giant crate like a few days later.
- It will ship in a ginormous crate, so it will be shipped freight.
- They were little convenience stores built up, built with like crates, the little flag on top.
- Edwards, brings # a packing crate to his medical tent to use as a writing table.
- They got shipped in from out the country in crates.
- The housing of victims in wood crates.
- Oh my God, it's an actual crate.
- Won't you just ignore the crates of laser weapons that I don't?
- So I'm thinking maybe little boxes that part the crates in different sections.
- Look ready, ready and release the crate grinder.
Examples
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Near him, a barefooted man was sitting on a crate reading a newspaper.
Academic text (1998) -
He opened the crate to find a collection of antique furniture inside.
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We're gonna check the background of every crate, starting with this one!
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Other bottles had probably been inside the crate, but now it was empty.
Academic text (2011) -
I can get you two whole crates full, man.
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Listen up, bring up every crate of Pando from the hull.
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Every winter, he sent Ellen and me a crate of grapefruit and oranges from Boca Raton.
Fiction book (1992) -
The movers carefully stacked the crate of fragile glassware in the truck.
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We ordered three crates of apples for the upcoming harvest festival.
Synonyms
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1.0
A box or container for holding and carrying things like bottles
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1.0
A large strong box for storing clothes or valuables
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1.3
A thing that holds or stores items, for example a box
110
3.3
A large strong box for keeping clothes and other things
58
1.0
A box made of cardboard with a top that opens for storing things
37
1.0
A box made of cardboard used for packing or storing things
6
3.1
A large metal box used to carry goods on ships, trains, or trucks
1
6.5
A strong wooden box used to hold bars of soap
1
1.9
An amount that fills a box
1
3.2
A wooden box for storing or carrying things like firewood
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2.3
A large strong box used to hold goods for storage or shipping
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1.0
A large strong container used to hold things for moving or storage
A large wooden box used for storing or moving goods
An amount that fits in a crate
A strong wooden box used to store or carry tea
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Etymology
Crate comes from an old word cratis meaning 'wicker' or 'woven', like the material of a basket. So a crate is a strong box, originally like a big woven basket, used to pack, store, or move goods.