i Register
In some senses, crate is marked as derogatory, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ
sealed
upturned
The fisherman sat on an upturned crate while sorting through his catch.
beer, milk, orange
shipping
The factory worker carefully labeled each wooden crate before it was loaded onto the shipping truck.
QUANT
pile, stack
VERB + CRATE
pile, stack
The workers piled wooden crates high against the warehouse wall.
pack (sth in/into), unpack
The workers unpacked several crates of fresh fruit at the market this morning.
load, unload
ship
The factory workers carefully shipped the crate of electronics to the warehouse across the country.
CRATE + VERB
contain sth
PREP
~ of
The delivery driver carefully unloaded a crate of wine bottles from the truck this morning.