Crate
noun
A large box made of wood, plastic or metal, used to store or transport things.
I packed my belongings into crates for the move.
Often appears as...
- shipping crate
- plastic crate
noun
A grid used in training pets, especially dogs.
Using a crate can be an effective part of training a puppy.
Often appears as...
- dog crate
- pet crate
noun
In computing, a package of software or files.
Use the crate command to compile your package.
Often appears as...
- software crate
- data crate
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To pack something into a crate for storage or transport.
We need to crate these books for the move.
Often appears as...
- crate up
- crate and ship
noun
A large box made of wood, plastic or metal, used to store or transport things.
I packed my belongings into crates for the move.
Often appears as...
- shipping crate
- plastic crate
noun
A grid used in training pets, especially dogs.
Using a crate can be an effective part of training a puppy.
Often appears as...
- dog crate
- pet crate
noun
In computing, a package of software or files.
Use the crate command to compile your package.
Often appears as...
- software crate
- data crate
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To pack something into a crate for storage or transport.
We need to crate these books for the move.
Often appears as...
- crate up
- crate and ship
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Size implication
Often implies a substantial size, unlike a simple box.
The sculptures were secured in large crates.
Pro Tip 2/3Durability
Crates are typically sturdy to protect contents during transport.
We used heavy-duty crates to ship the machinery parts.
Pro Tip 3/3Reusable
Crates can often be reused multiple times for storage or transport.
The vendor supplied fruits in reusable plastic crates.
Pro Tip 1/3Size implication
Often implies a substantial size, unlike a simple box.
The sculptures were secured in large crates.
Pro Tip 2/3Durability
Crates are typically sturdy to protect contents during transport.
We used heavy-duty crates to ship the machinery parts.
Pro Tip 3/3Reusable
Crates can often be reused multiple times for storage or transport.
The vendor supplied fruits in reusable plastic crates.
Pro Tip 1/3Size implication
Often implies a substantial size, unlike a simple box.
The sculptures were secured in large crates.
Pro Tip 2/3Durability
Crates are typically sturdy to protect contents during transport.
We used heavy-duty crates to ship the machinery parts.
Pro Tip 3/3Reusable
Crates can often be reused multiple times for storage or transport.
The vendor supplied fruits in reusable plastic crates.
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Coneheads, egg stacks...
Most fly off to establish new colonies— one lands on a fallen tree, another scrambles into a crack in a house, and another climbs into a shipping crate. But some will simply saunter to sites nearby and become the monarchs of the colony’s satellite nests. With one of the longest insect lifespans,
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Hannah Brencher: Love...
and we speak swiftly in 140 characters or less. But what if it's not about efficiency this time? I was on the subway yesterday with this mail crate, which is a conversation starter, let me tell you. If you ever need one, just carry one of these. And a man just stared at me, and he was like,
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Shigeru Ban: Emergency...
They were living like this with very poor plastic sheets in the park. So I proposed to rebuild. I raised -- did fundraising. I made a paper tube shelter for them, and in order to make it easy to be built by students and also easy to demolish, I used beer crates as a foundation.
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Giraffe Capture PIPE...
down and then immediately lift its head so that a sudden rush of blood to the brain doesn't kill the giraffe this hood that's placed over the giraffe's eyes helps to block out the action and relaxes the animal once loaded into the crate the animal
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The stories of water PIPE...
streaks are the shadows of a helicopter that has just dropped food aid to flood victims and the crates have smashed open as they hit the water and the food is sinking and these people submerged up to their knees waists necks are rushing to
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Rhythm in a box: The...
such as a djembe or a djun djun. But what they did have were plenty of shipping crates. Not only were these readily accessible, but their inconspicuous appearance may have helped get around laws prohibiting slaves from playing music.
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Whole New Dog's Life PIPE...
and have that moment with your dogs you know I just I don't want them to live in crates anymore cuz that's you know I feel horrible I want my life back to normal you hear what's happening outside swore it made sense to me to him by
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How Wildlife Is Bouncing...
relocation and then we finally got the Cheetahs intermediate to wildlife reserve you have just called educate these children these crates to be honest and this is my father longer significant to our well she is incredible our
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The secret to effective...
in nearly every country in the world. For example, recently a group of activists in Uganda released a crate of pigs in the streets. You can see here that the police are confused about what to do with them.
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Top 5 Slithering Snake...
deep cave looking for deadly venomous snakes oh look at that i've got it i've got my first yellow lip crate it's the exact kind of snake that we
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Coneheads, egg stacks...
Most fly off to establish new colonies— one lands on a fallen tree, another scrambles into a crack in a house, and another climbs into a shipping crate. But some will simply saunter to sites nearby and become the monarchs of the colony’s satellite nests. With one of the longest insect lifespans,
Video examples
Hannah Brencher: Love...
and we speak swiftly in 140 characters or less. But what if it's not about efficiency this time? I was on the subway yesterday with this mail crate, which is a conversation starter, let me tell you. If you ever need one, just carry one of these. And a man just stared at me, and he was like,
Video examples
Shigeru Ban: Emergency...
They were living like this with very poor plastic sheets in the park. So I proposed to rebuild. I raised -- did fundraising. I made a paper tube shelter for them, and in order to make it easy to be built by students and also easy to demolish, I used beer crates as a foundation.
Video examples
Giraffe Capture PIPE...
down and then immediately lift its head so that a sudden rush of blood to the brain doesn't kill the giraffe this hood that's placed over the giraffe's eyes helps to block out the action and relaxes the animal once loaded into the crate the animal
Video examples
The stories of water PIPE...
streaks are the shadows of a helicopter that has just dropped food aid to flood victims and the crates have smashed open as they hit the water and the food is sinking and these people submerged up to their knees waists necks are rushing to
Video examples
Rhythm in a box: The...
such as a djembe or a djun djun. But what they did have were plenty of shipping crates. Not only were these readily accessible, but their inconspicuous appearance may have helped get around laws prohibiting slaves from playing music.
Video examples
Whole New Dog's Life PIPE...
and have that moment with your dogs you know I just I don't want them to live in crates anymore cuz that's you know I feel horrible I want my life back to normal you hear what's happening outside swore it made sense to me to him by
Video examples
How Wildlife Is Bouncing...
relocation and then we finally got the Cheetahs intermediate to wildlife reserve you have just called educate these children these crates to be honest and this is my father longer significant to our well she is incredible our
Video examples
The secret to effective...
in nearly every country in the world. For example, recently a group of activists in Uganda released a crate of pigs in the streets. You can see here that the police are confused about what to do with them.
Video examples
Top 5 Slithering Snake...
deep cave looking for deadly venomous snakes oh look at that i've got it i've got my first yellow lip crate it's the exact kind of snake that we
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Muggsy Bogues
American Athlete
We tied the milk crates on each end of the fence, and we had our own milk crate basketball pickup game, and it was a good time 'cause we could jump off the fence and dunk the basketball. You had to be creative in order to play, and I wanted to play.
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Sylvester Stallone
American Actor
When I saw 'Hercules,' my mind just exploded because I was extremely thin; I was insecure. I literally ran out of the theatre and started lifting things, anything I could think of - milk crates. I'm still lifting things. It changed my life.
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Omarion
American Singer
If you listen to 'Electric,' 'Entourage,' and 'Been With A Star,' all those records are records that I dug into the crates for to help me create that feeling of old funk. No one makes records like that anymore.
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Ruth Asawa
American Sculptor
I used to unwind the wire tags that labeled the crates of vegetables and took the fine brass and steel wires and braided and twisted them together to make bracelets, rings, and figures.
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Taylor Schilling
American Actress
I'm a tall woman. At work, that means a lot of my co-stars have to stand next to me on apple crates. But apparently, my height bodes well in the fashion world.
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Lil Jon
American Musician
Yeah, I actually still have my crates that I used to DJ out of when I was first DJing - my crates that I would travel with and take to the club.
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Ricky Hatton
British Athlete
I'm known for my strength and it helped that from a young age I was carrying around crates of beer or carpets and heavy rolls of underlay.
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Mitch Hedberg
American Comedian
I once saw a forklift lift a crate of forks. And it was way to literal for me.
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Troy Carter
American Producer
I grew up carrying crates of records for Will Smith and those guys.
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Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Australian Athlete
I started by hitting balls against walls with an apple crate board.
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Muggsy Bogues
American Athlete
We tied the milk crates on each end of the fence, and we had our own milk crate basketball pickup game, and it was a good time 'cause we could jump off the fence and dunk the basketball. You had to be creative in order to play, and I wanted to play.
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Sylvester Stallone
American Actor
When I saw 'Hercules,' my mind just exploded because I was extremely thin; I was insecure. I literally ran out of the theatre and started lifting things, anything I could think of - milk crates. I'm still lifting things. It changed my life.
Quote examples
Omarion
American Singer
If you listen to 'Electric,' 'Entourage,' and 'Been With A Star,' all those records are records that I dug into the crates for to help me create that feeling of old funk. No one makes records like that anymore.
Quote examples
Ruth Asawa
American Sculptor
I used to unwind the wire tags that labeled the crates of vegetables and took the fine brass and steel wires and braided and twisted them together to make bracelets, rings, and figures.
Quote examples
Taylor Schilling
American Actress
I'm a tall woman. At work, that means a lot of my co-stars have to stand next to me on apple crates. But apparently, my height bodes well in the fashion world.
Quote examples
Lil Jon
American Musician
Yeah, I actually still have my crates that I used to DJ out of when I was first DJing - my crates that I would travel with and take to the club.
Quote examples
Ricky Hatton
British Athlete
I'm known for my strength and it helped that from a young age I was carrying around crates of beer or carpets and heavy rolls of underlay.
Quote examples
Mitch Hedberg
American Comedian
I once saw a forklift lift a crate of forks. And it was way to literal for me.
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Troy Carter
American Producer
I grew up carrying crates of records for Will Smith and those guys.
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Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Australian Athlete
I started by hitting balls against walls with an apple crate board.
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