uncrate

crate

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Definitions of uncrate word

noun uncrate a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc. 1
noun uncrate any completely enclosed boxlike packing or shipping case. 1
noun uncrate Informal. something rickety and dilapidated, especially an automobile: They're still driving around in the old crate they bought 20 years ago. 1
noun uncrate 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 uncrate to pack in a crate. 1
verb uncrate to remove from a crate 0

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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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.

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