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suitcase

US /ˈsutˌkeɪs/

noun Core · B1 Du lịch & lưu trú

Definition

a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

He packed his suitcase the night before the business trip.

Synonyms

  • luggagecases used to carry belongings when traveling
  • baggagecases used to carry belongings when traveling
  • travel baghaving a meaning similar to suitcase

Collocations

  • Easy pack a suitcase
    to pack a suitcase, meaning to arrange in a container
  • Medium overweight suitcase fee at check-in
    describing overweight suitcase fee at check-in (the property of excessive fatness)
  • Hard lockable hard-shell suitcase for sensitive prototypes
    a collocation phrase: lockable hard-shell suitcase for sensitive prototypes
  • Very Hard live out of a suitcase for months on end
    to live out of a suitcase for months on end, meaning to inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of

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