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crate definition

crate (krāt)

noun

  1. a large basket or hamper of wickerwork, or a box or case made of slats of wood, for packing things to be shipped or stored
  2. Slang an old, decrepit automobile or airplane

Etymology: L cratis, wickerwork, hurdle < IE base *kert-, to weave > hurdle

transitive verb crated crat′ed, crating crat′·ing

to pack or enclose in a crate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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