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crate

UK/kɹeɪt/ US/ˈkreɪt/ fairly common slang
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

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

2.

the quantity contained in a crate

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verb

1.

put into a crate; as for protection

  • “crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum”
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Origin

From Dutch krat (“crate, large box, basket”), from Middle Dutch cratte (“basketware, mold”), from Old Dutch *kratta, *kratto (“basket”), from Proto-Germanic *kratjô, *krattijô (“basket”), from Proto-Indo-European *gretH- (“plaiting, wicker, basket, cradle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to bind, twist, wind”). Cognate with West Frisian kret (“wheelbarrow”), German Krätze (“basket”), Old English cræt, ceart (“cart, wagon, chariot”), Old Norse kartr (“wagon”), modern English cart. Wider cognates include Sanskrit ग्रन्थ (grantha, “a binding”). Alternatively from Latin crātis (“wickerwork”), perhaps from the same PIE root.

Phrases

  • bottle crate
  • crate engine
  • crate motor
  • crate shy of a load
  • crate training
  • egg crate
  • gestation crate
  • loot crate

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