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Suitcase Bre Living Clothes Left Battered Noun ˈsuːtkeɪs

Word suitcase
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈsuːtkeɪs / BrE / ˈsjuːtkeɪs /
Example
  • to pack/unpack a suitcase
  • he got fed up of living out of a suitcase and left his job as a sales rep.
  • he stuffed a few clothes in a suitcase and left.
  • his only possession was a battered old suitcase of clothes.
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suitcase

(noun)BrE / ˈsuːtkeɪs / BrE / ˈsjuːtkeɪs /
  1. a case with flat sides and a handle, used for carrying clothes, etc. when you are travelling
    • to pack/unpack a suitcase

    Extra Examples

    • He got fed up of living out of a suitcase and left his job as a sales rep.
    • He stuffed a few clothes in a suitcase and left.
    • His only possession was a battered old suitcase of clothes.
    • She snapped her suitcase shut and stuck on a label.
    • The money was smuggled out in a false-bottomed suitcase.
    • The suitcase was full of drugs.
    • The suitcase was too heavy to lift.
    • We had to lug our suitcases around for a week.
    • travellers humping suitcases about
    • He was carrying a battered leather suitcase.
    • I threw a few clothes into a suitcase and left.
    • I unpacked the suitcases.
    • I’ve bought a suitcase with wheels.
    • She checked in her suitcase and went for a coffee.
    • She had been living out of a suitcase for weeks.
    • The customs officer told him to open his suitcase.
    • The suitcases were too heavy for her to carry.
    • We had to carry our suitcases up three flights of stairs.
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