suitcase
English
Etymology
From suit + case.
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsutkeɪs/
- IPA(key): /ˈsjuːtkeɪs/, /ˈsuːtkeɪs/
- Rhymes: -uːtkeɪs
Noun
suitcase (plural suitcases)
- A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.
- My suitcase is stowed in the luggage rack.
Coordinate terms
- briefcase
Descendants
- → Hindi: सूटकेस (sūṭkes)
Translations
large piece of luggage
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Verb
suitcase (third-person singular simple present suitcases, present participle suitcasing, simple past and past participle suitcased)
- To trade using samples in a suitcase.
- (prison slang) To smuggle in one's rectum.
Anagrams
- Escutias, sauciest