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crate

/kɹeɪt/noun, verb1 syllable

Crate means: the quantity contained in a crate.

Synonyms for crate11

noun, as in the quantity contained in a crate

crateful

also used for crate

packing case, banger, beater, bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, clunker, crock, flivver, gas guzzler, hooptie

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Opposites of crate

uncrate

What does crate mean?3

noun

1

the quantity contained in a crate

2

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

verb

1

put into a crate; as for protection“crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with crate?44

three syllables

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All 44 rhymes for crate, grouped by syllable

Crate in a sentence

  • Open the crate, but don't break the glass.CM
  • This crate is too heavy for me to move by myself.CK
  • I suppose you'll need a crowbar to open that crate.CK
  • I need something to open this crate with.CK
  • I don't know what is in the crate.mailohilohi
  • I do not know what is in the crate.mailohilohi
  • I do not know the contents of the crate.mailohilohi
  • I don't know the contents of the crate.mailohilohi

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Forms of crate

as a noun

plural
crates

as a verb

past tense
crated
present participle
crating
third-person singular
crates
past participle
crated