suitcase

English

Etymology

From suit + case.

Pronunciation

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  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsutkeɪs/
  • IPA(key): /ˈsjuːtkeɪs/, /ˈsuːtkeɪs/
  • 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.

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Hindi: सूटकेस (sūṭkes)

Translations

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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