26984 words

crate

6 definitions • 6 examples
1
a box made of wood, plastic, or metal, especially one divided into parts to hold bottles:

Examples:

a milk crate
a crate of empty bottles
a packing crate
2
a cage with a bed that a dog, especially a puppy, sleeps in and stays in when its owners are away from home
3
to put something into a crate, especially in order to move it
4
to put a dog in a crate:

Examples:

Do you crate her at night?
5
a large wooden box, used esp. for packing, storing, or sending things:

Examples:

The wooden shipping crates were unloaded at the dock.
6
an large box made of wood, plastic, or metal, used for storing or transporting things:

Examples:

In harbors like the Port of Hong Kong, giant cranes pull several million metal crates out of container ships every year.

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