crate
crate Lexical Profile
crate Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A slatted wooden case used for transporting or storing goods.
"The workers loaded the heavy wooden crates onto the back of the delivery truck."
A square or rectangular plastic or metal partition container used for holding bottles.
"He bought a crate of milk from the local dairy farm."
• verb
To pack or store goods in a wooden case or container for safe transportation.
"The museum carefully crated the fragile sculptures before shipping them overseas."
To confine a dog or other animal in a small enclosure or cage.
"We always crate our puppy when we leave the house to keep him safe."
• Rhymes for crate
Word Origin & Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin 'cratis' meaning 'wickerwork' or 'hurdle', likely entering English through a Dutch or Germanic cognate such as 'krat'.
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