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# suitcase

noun (a suitcase, suitcases)

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

## Everyday

A large case with a handle, and often wheels, for carrying clothes and other things when you travel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suitcase/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life families pack suitcases for holidays. In safety lessons, pupils learn to keep their suitcase with them at airports and stations and not to carry a bag for a stranger. In maths, suitcases appear in weight problems with luggage limits. Phrases: pack a suitcase, unpack a suitcase, wheel a suitcase.

### Examples

- I packed my suitcase for the holiday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suitcase/#x1)
- The suitcase is too heavy to lift. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suitcase/#x2)
- Our suitcase has a red ribbon so we can spot it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suitcase/#x3)
- Never leave your suitcase alone at the airport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suitcase/#x4)
- The airline limit is 23 kilograms per suitcase. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suitcase/#x5)
- She sat on the suitcase to close it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suitcase/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a suitcase, suitcases. One word. Related: "luggage" and "baggage" are uncountable ("a lot of luggage"). Maths: if the limit is 20 kilograms and your suitcase weighs 23 kilograms, it is 3 kilograms over.

## On Mova

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