CRATE

crate

(noun) a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping

crate, crateful

(noun) the quantity contained in a crate

crate

(verb) put into a crate; as for protection; “crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

crate (plural crates)

A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods. [from 1680s]

Synonym: packing case

(slang, mildly, pejorative) A vehicle (car, aircraft, spacecraft, etc.) seen as unreliable.

(programming) In the Rust programming language, a binary or library.

Verb

crate (third-person singular simple present crates, present participle crating, simple past and past participle crated)

(transitive) To put into a crate. [from 1871]

(transitive) To keep in a crate.

Anagrams

• Carte, Trace, acter, caret, carte, cater, creat, react, recta, reäct, trace

Source: Wiktionary

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Crate (krt), n. Etym: [L. cratis hurdle; perh. akin to E. cradle. See Hurdle, and cf. Crate a framework.]

1. A large basket or hamper of wickerwork, used for the transportation of china, crockery, and similar wares.

2. A box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces, -- used especially for transporting fruit.

Crate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crated; p. pr. & vb. n. Crating.]

Definition: To pack in a crate or case for transportation; as, to crate a sewing machine; to crate peaches.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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