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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Crate \Crate\ (kr[=a]t), noun [L. cratis hurdle; perh. akin to E. cradle. See {Hurdle}, and cf. {Crate} a framework.]
1. A large basket or hamper of wickerwork, used for the transportation of china, crockery, and similar wares.
2. A box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces, -- used especially for transporting fruit.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
crate \crate\, verb (used with an object) [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
crate
noun
1: a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
2: the quantity contained in a crate [syn: {crateful}]
verb: put into a crate; as for protection; "crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum" [ant: {uncrate}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
128 Moby Thesaurus words for "crate": archives, armory, arsenal, attic, auto, autocar, automobile, bag, bank, barrel, basement, basket, bay, bin, boat, bonded warehouse, bookcase, bottle, box, box up, buggy, bunker, burden, bus, buttery, can, capsule, car, cargo dock, carton, case, cask, cellar, chest, closet, conservatory, crib, cupboard, depository, depot, dock, dog, drawer, dump, embox, embrace, encapsulate, encase, encyst, enfold, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, exchequer, fill, freight, glory hole, godown, hamper, heap, heap up, hold, hutch, invest, jalopy, jar, lade, lap, library, load, locker, lumber room, lumberyard, machine, magasin, magazine, mass, motor, motor vehicle, motorcar, motorized vehicle, pack, pack away, package, parcel, pile, pocket, pot, rack, repertory, repository, reservoir, rick, sack, sheathe, shelf, ship, shroud, smother, stack, stack room, stock room, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, stow, supply base, supply depot, surround, swaddle, swathe, tank, tin, treasure house, treasure room, treasury, tub, vat, vault, voiture, warehouse, wheels, wine cellar, wrap, wrap about, wrap up, wreck
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