suitcase
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- United States//ˈsutkeɪs//
- //ˈs(j)uːtkeɪs//
A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.
noun
- 1
A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.
My suitcase is stowed in the luggage rack.
A stocky cabwoman removed a large wheeled suitcase.
Many seats carry reservation labels, while the luggage racks are festooned with backpacks and suitcases.
- 2
In the Classic Mac OS operating system, a file containing fonts, icons, sounds, and other resources.
Etymology
Etymology tree English suit substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Italic *kapsos Latin capsa Old Northern French cassebor. Middle English case English case English suitcase From suit + case.
verb
- 1
To trade using samples in a suitcase.
- 2
slangTo smuggle in one's rectum.
Forms
- plural
- suitcases
- past tense
- suitcased
- past participle
- suitcased
- present participle
- suitcasing
- third person singular
- suitcases
suitcase · A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.
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