1. crate - Noun
2. crate - Verb
A large basket or hamper of wickerwork, used for the transportation of china, crockery, and similar wares.
A box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces, -- used especially for transporting fruit.
To pack in a crate or case for transportation; as, to crate a sewing machine; to crate peaches.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAs Anthony said to Cleopatra as he opened a crate of ale: "Oh, I say, some girls are bigger than others, Some girls' mothers are bigger than other girls' mothers. Morrissey
I once saw a forklift lift a crate of forks. And it was way to literal for me. Mitch Hedberg
I gotta go to the bathroom," Emby mumbles. "You should have thought of that before you left," says Hayden, putting on his best mother voice. "How many times do we have to tell you? Always use the potty before climbing into a shipping crate. Neal Shusterman
You guys are weird," Tori said. Simon sat on the crate beside me. "That's right. We are totally weird and completely uncool. Your popularity is plummeting just by being near us. Kelley Armstrong
A werewolf tossed me against a giant packing crate while I was trying to rescue a frightened young girl who'd been kidnapped by an evil witch and a drug lord. Patricia Briggs
I'm happy to report you still get nothing you don't need at Motel 6, and, therefore, you don't have to pay for it. I don't need valet parking. If I can drive the old crate 300 miles to the hotel all by myself, I can certainly handle the last nine feet to the parking space. Tom Bodett