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- [kreyt]
- /kreɪt/
- /kreɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kreyt]
- /kreɪt/
Definitions of crating word
- noun crating a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc. 1
- noun crating any completely enclosed boxlike packing or shipping case. 1
- noun crating Informal. something rickety and dilapidated, especially an automobile: They're still driving around in the old crate they bought 20 years ago. 1
- noun crating a quantity, especially of fruit, that is often packed in a crate approximately 2 × 1 × 1 foot (0.6 × 0.3 × 0.3 meters): a crate of oranges. 1
- verb with object crating to pack in a crate. 1
- noun crating Present participle of crate. 1
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Origin of crating
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; 1915-20 for def 3; Middle English, obscurely akin to Latin crātis wickerwork, hurdle
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Parts of speech for Crating
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crating popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
crating usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crating
noun crating
- bin — A bin is a container that you put rubbish in.
- crate — A crate is a large box used for transporting or storing things.
- crib — A crib is a bed for a small baby.
- wallet — a flat, folding pocketbook, especially one large enough to hold paper money, credit cards, driver's license, etc., and sometimes having a compartment for coins.
- sheath — a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like.
verb crating
- wrap — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- pack — a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
- case — A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
- confine — To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
- package — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
Antonyms for crating
verb crating
- unbox — to remove from a box.
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