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UK
/kɹˈeɪt/
]
[ US /ˈkɹeɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹeɪt/ ]
NOUN
- the quantity contained in a crate
- a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
VERB
-
put into a crate; as for protection
crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum
How To Use crate In A Sentence
- Save for a worktable placed almost exactly in the center of the floor, I see only a few benches, some unlit rush lamps, a large set of scales, and a wooden crate, which I discover upon examination contains small crystal vials waiting to be filled. Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer
- (Not to be confused with what we call cookies)To serve Devon, or Cornwall clotted cream would desecrate a good southern biscuit (and be a waste of the cream really, I prefer it on saffron buns)a bit of plain cream, fresh butter, and cane syrup poured over a hot biscuit is ambrosia. Scones, Cream and Jam - a West Country cream tea
- And the fact is that women just dig men who see clips of defenseless mother pigs stuffed in crates so small that they can't turn around, and then blurt out, "But, I love me some bacon! Josh Tetrick: Five Reasons Why Man = Meat
- SOCRATES: And is not Apollo the purifier, and the washer, and the absolver from all impurities? Cratylus
- Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always. Hippocrates
- Vesuvius is a stratovolcano that grew within the breached crater of Monte Somma volcano.
- The artist uncrated it on a broad gallery that opened off the dining room, apparently for the admiration of friends and family.
- The cannon was placed in a large waterproof crate of fresh water to leach out the salts, which, if untreated, would have eventually corroded the metal.
- It was the sound of milk bottles being dropped into crates and loaded on to lorries.
- Now, two weeks after her visit to Paris Crater, missing Hannah already but knowing that the girl must be safe in the firmary, Ada found herself lost in thought during the carriole ride over the hills to home. Ilium