The meaning of Crates

noun

A container used to hold or carry things, typically made from interwoven strips of cane or wire.

Usage examples:

A shopping basket

noun

A container that is usually woven and has handles

noun

A receptacle in which to deposit rubbish.

Usage examples:

Bin wagons, rubbish bins and boxes are all in line for a major shake-up to smooth the way for kerbs…

verb

Throw (something) away by putting it in a bin.

Usage examples:

Piles of junk that should have been binned years ago

prefix

Variant form of bi- before a vowel (as in binaural ).

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

A small ornamental box or chest for holding jewels, letters, or other valued objects.

Usage examples:

A small brass casket containing four black opals

noun

A coffin

noun

The front surface of a person's or animal's body between the neck and the stomach.

Usage examples:

She crossed her arms across her chest

verb

Propel (the ball) by means of one's chest.

Usage examples:

He chested the ball down

noun

A strongbox or small chest for holding valuables.

Usage examples:

A battered leather coffer sealed with a waxen crest

noun

A large strong box in which money or valuable objects are kept

Usage examples:

Government/party coffers, with the increased revenue coming to the state's coffers, hiring freezes …

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 percussion instrument sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands, typically cylindrical, barrel-shaped, or bowl-shaped, with a taut membrane over one or both ends.

Usage examples:

A shuffling dance to the beat of a drum

verb

Play on a drum or drums.

Usage examples:

He channelled his energies into drumming with local groups

noun

A long, narrow hill, especially one separating two parallel valleys.

noun

A basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic.

Usage examples:

A picnic hamper

verb

Hinder or impede the movement or progress of.

Usage examples:

Their work is hampered by lack of funds

noun

Necessary but cumbersome equipment on a ship.

Usage examples:

The mass of the top hamper must be consciously balanced against the tremendous beam.

verb

Carry or drag (a heavy or bulky object) with great effort.

Usage examples:

She began to lug her suitcase down the stairs

noun

A box or crate used for transporting fruit.

Usage examples:

A truck piled high with wooden lugs of grapes

noun

A person's ear.

Usage examples:

I couldn't hear what they were saying with that leather over my lugs

noun

A hollow object used to contain something.

Usage examples:

Fast-food receptacles

noun

A container for holding things or that you can put things in

Usage examples:

A trash receptacle

noun

A small lockable box, typically made of metal, in which valuables may be kept.

Usage examples:

Here they find a mysterious island where their father has a metal strongbox buried in a ruined outh…

noun

A specially made box that is fastened with a lock and is very difficult to break, used to keep valuable objects safe

noun

The main woody stem of a tree as distinct from its branches and roots.

Usage examples:

You can tell the age of a tree by the rings inside its trunk

noun

The thick main stem of a tree, from which the branches grow