suitcase

See also: suit-case

English

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Etymology

From suit +‎ case.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈs(j)uːtkeɪs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsutkeɪs/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːtkeɪs

Noun

suitcase (plural suitcases)

  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.
  2. (computing) In the Classic Mac OS operating system, a file containing fonts, icons, sounds, and other resources.

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Verb

suitcase (third-person singular simple present suitcases, present participle suitcasing, simple past and past participle suitcased)

  1. To trade using samples in a suitcase.
  2. (prison slang) To smuggle in one's rectum.

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