to crate

Examples

• All

• I want these on the station platform by tomorrow morning crated and ready to be loaded aboard the train.

  The Train (1964)

• Aircraft and other heavy military equipment were transferred to Pyongyang and then crated and shipped to Iran.

  Academic text (1990)

• We just crate up the letters and send them out.

  Fatman (2020)

• Then crate it, and take him and your ideas back with you.

  Saturn 3 (1980)

• But he insisted we crate and box my piano.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Crate up the armor and the rest of it.

  Iron Man (2008)

• Rufe: I'm going to crate him up and ship him back home to Ma.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Make arrangements to have it all crated and shipped back to Seattle.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Mr. Gates, the NSA expects your research, your equipment, the whole shooting match crated and ready for pickup on Monday.

  Clockstoppers (2002)

• Let's get it crated.

  Viva Las Vegas (1964)

Synonyms

P

to pack

vsto crate

655 1.0

To put things into a container to carry or store them

focuses specifically on loading items into a protective rigid container for transport

P

to package

vsto crate

76 1.8

To put things into a box for transport or storage

is more specific, stressing protective placement into a rigid transport container

B

to box

vsto crate

42 1.0

To put things into a container for storage or transport

uses a more solid, protective form of packing aimed at transport safety

C

to cage

vsto crate

40 1.0

To put a person or animal into a space with bars that keeps them from escaping

is about placing objects into a protective transport container, not about confinement

B

to bag

vsto crate

38 1.0

To put things into a bag, for example when shopping

uses a rigid protective packing method aimed at secure transport

B

to box up

vsto crate

11 2.6

Put things into a box to keep them

implies heavier, sturdier containment aimed at protection during transport

B

to barrel

vsto crate

4 4.8

To put things into a large round container to keep or move them

uses a rigid protective box style container rather than cylindrical storage vessels

S

to sack

vsto crate

4 2.0

To put something into a bag for carrying

involves firmer, protective enclosure suited to handling and transport safety

C

to cage in

vsto crate

2 5.4

To put someone or something into a small space with bars to stop them moving freely

concerns secure packing of items for transport rather than restricting movement

K

to kennel

vsto crate

1 5.6

To put a dog in a place that looks after it while you are away

is used for packing objects into a strong transport container rather than housing animals

C

to containerize

vsto crate

• Specialized

1 6.5

To put goods into a container for transport

focuses on placing items into a sturdy wooden box for protection during transport

B

to bin

vsto crate

1 2.9

To put something in a container to keep or throw away

is about secure packing in a protective transport container rather than mere storage

P

to parcel

vsto crate

1 3.5

To wrap something in paper or a box to send

uses a stronger, usually rigid container meant for protection during transit

H

to hutch

vsto crate

7.9

To put small animals into a cage to keep them safe

focuses on packing inanimate items into a protective transport container not animal housing

E

to encage

vsto crate

7.1

To put an animal or person in a cage

involves enclosing objects in a sturdy protective container for safe transport

Antonyms

U

to uncrate

1 7.5

Take something out of a box used to carry things

How Packed

to stow

57 5.8

to crate

5 4.1

to box

42 1.0

to store

463 1.0

to put

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology