suitcase

suit·case

a travel case for clothes, etc., esp. a rectangular one that opens into two hinged compartments

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suitcase

noun

A usually rectangular piece of luggage for carrying clothing.

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Noun

(plural suitcases)

large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling

Verb

(third-person singular simple present suitcases, present participle suitcasing, simple past and past participle suitcased)

to trade using samples in a suitcase

Origin

From suit +"Ž case.

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The suitcase didn't seem that heavy at the time.
The article also describes a second project where a group of young entrepreneurs who look as if they could be in a garage band are fitting deceptively innocent-looking hardware into a prototype 'Internet in a suitcase.'
He had found the suitcase and unpacked it.
She silently folded them and put them in the suitcase while he watched.
She snapped the full suitcase shut and opened her door.

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