crate
noun
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
crates
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pluralof crate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof crate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
cratenouna slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
Example Sentences
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I had one where we put crates floor to ceiling and had people DJ with my records, and I had a really good time seeing how other people used them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
A community garden has replaced a drug market, a library stands where an unofficial dumping ground once accumulated milk crates, and formerly deserted blocks now have families moving in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The animals were also transported by lorry in their crates.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
A police search team spent a week in the Met's property warehouse, going through more than 200 large crates in the hope of finding the missing exhibits.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He slid a stack of fish-sauce crates to the side, revealing a hidden passage.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
