[kreɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a slatted wooden case used for transporting goods
(e.g: a crate of bananas)

- an old and dilapidated vehicle
(e.g: you wouldn't believe the age of some of the crates I've driven)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps related to Dutch krat ‘tailboard of a wagon’, earlier ‘box of a coach’, of unknown origin

[kreɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- pack (something) in a crate for transportation
(e.g: fruit and vegetables were being sorted and crated)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps related to Dutch krat ‘tailboard of a wagon’, earlier ‘box of a coach’, of unknown origin