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# crate

noun (crate, crates); verb (crate — to pack in a crate)

«crate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A crate is a big strong box, often made of wood or plastic slats, used to carry or store things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crate/#m1)
2. A dog crate is a box-like cage where a dog sleeps or travels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crate/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school maths: a container with a number of things in each; crates × things in each crate gives the total; crates needed = total ÷ each. In everyday life: crates of fruit at the market, milk crates, a crate for a puppy. Phrases: «a crate of apples», «packing crate», «milk crate».

### Examples

- Each crate holds 24 apples. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crate/#x1)
- They loaded 15 crates onto the truck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crate/#x2)
- How many crates are needed for 96 bottles? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crate/#x3)
- A crate of oranges weighs 20 kg. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crate/#x4)
- The puppy sleeps in a crate at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crate/#x5)
- The farmer stacked the crates in the barn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crate/#x6)
- We used an old crate as a step. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crate/#x7)
- The ship carried hundreds of crates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crate/#x8)

### Note

Countable: «a crate». Maths: «each crate holds n» is a rate: total = crates × n, crates = total ÷ n. Trap: if there is a remainder, you need one more crate for the leftovers.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «crate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«crate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crate.html) on Mova free.