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Webster 1913 Edition

crate

crate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Crated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Crating
.]
To pack in a crate or case for transportation;
as, to
crate
a sewing machine; to
crate
peaches
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Crate

CRATE

,
Noun.
[L.] A kind of basket or hamper of wicker-word, used for the transportation of china, crockery and similar wares.

Definition 2024

crate

crate

See also: -crate

English

Noun

crate ‎(plural crates)

  1. A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • crate engine
  • crate motor

Translations

Verb

crate ‎(third-person singular simple present crates, present participle crating, simple past and past participle crated)

  1. To put into a crate.
  2. To keep in a crate.

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

crāte

  1. ablative singular of crātis

Etymology

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 *gred-, *gre(n)t- ‎(“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”). More at cart.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kreɪt/
  • Rhymes: -eɪt

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