crate
🇺🇸
/kreɪt/
🇬🇧
/kreɪt/
noun
R
a big wooden box used to carry things
We packed the apples in a wooden crate for shipping.
R
a plastic or metal box with sections for bottles
He used an empty milk crate as a small table.
R
the amount that fits in one crate
They bought a whole crate of oranges from the market.
verb
R
to put things into a crate for moving or shipping
We need to crate the fragile dishes carefully before moving.
translation
a big wooden box used to carry things; a plastic or metal box with sections for bottles; the amount that fits in one crate
to put things into a crate for moving or shipping
Word Forms
3rd Present
crates
Past
crated
Perfect
crated
Progressive
crating
Plural
crates