Collocations for "crate"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "crate" in context.
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crate
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [banana, fruit, vegetable] crate
- a [grocery, market, store, warehouse] crate
- a [heavy, bulky, large, small] crate
- [plastic, wooden, metal] crates
- a crate of [beer, records, books, junk]
- sell [oranges, fruit] by the crate
- [stored, kept, placed, packed] in crates
- [exported, delivered, shipped] in crates
- the crate was [stuffed, packed] with
- found a stolen crate of
- Some crates fell from the truck.
- [dropped, lifted, carried] the crates
- crate (up) [champagne, bananas, eggs, weapons]
- crate [champagne] (up)
- crate up your [belongings, clothes, furniture]
- crate them (up) for [wholesale, distribution, delivery, shipment, export]
- crate and [sell, deliver]
- [sort, select] and crate
'crate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):