Carton - English meaning

noun

A container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid.

Usage examples:

A cigarette box

verb

Put in or provide with a box.

Usage examples:

Each piece is boxed with a certificate of authenticity

noun

A slap with the hand on the side of a person's head.

Usage examples:

She gave him a box on the ear

noun

An instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring.

Usage examples:

A case of mistaken identity

verb

Surround in a material or substance.

Usage examples:

The towers are of steel cased in granite

noun

A particular situation or example of something

Usage examples:

We don’t normally accept credits from courses taken at another university, but we’ll make an except…

noun

An object for holding or transporting something.

Usage examples:

The cakes will keep for up to two weeks if kept in an airtight container

noun

A hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, that can be used for holding something, especially to carry or store it

Usage examples:

An airtight container, a plastic drinks container

noun

A very large metal box used for transporting goods

Usage examples:

A container ship/lorry

noun

A small cardboard or paper container and the items contained within it.

Usage examples:

A pack of cigarettes

verb

Fill (a suitcase or bag) with clothes and other items needed for travel.

Usage examples:

I packed a bag and left

verb

Fill (a jury, committee, etc.) with people likely to support a particular verdict or decision.

Usage examples:

His efforts to pack the supreme court with men who shared his ideology

noun

An object or group of objects wrapped in paper or packed in a box.

Usage examples:

Someone had left a suspicious package

verb

Put into a box or wrapping for sale or transport.

Usage examples:

Choose products which are packaged in recyclable materials

noun

A paper or cardboard container, typically one in which goods are sold.

Usage examples:

One man was fined £ 25 for dropping a crisp packet from his car window

verb

Make up into or wrap up in a packet.

Usage examples:

I grew my own sunflowers and packeted the seeds

noun

An object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post.

Usage examples:

The lorry was carrying a large number of royal mail parcels

verb

Make (something) into a parcel by wrapping it.

Usage examples:

He parcelled up the goods and sent them back

noun

An object or collection of objects wrapped in paper; a package

Usage examples:

A food parcel, a 50-acre parcel on lake mead