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suitcase

[ soot-keys ]

noun

  1. a usually rectangular piece of luggage especially for carrying clothes while traveling.


suitcase

/ ˈsjuːt-; ˈsuːtˌkeɪs /

noun

  1. a portable rectangular travelling case, usually stiffened, for carrying clothing, etc
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suitcase1

First recorded in 1900–05; suit + case 2
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Idioms and Phrases

see live out (of a suitcase) .
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We traveled together, race to race, town to town, living out of suitcases and sunrises.

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On the night she died, she had packed her belongings into a suitcase and rucksack, suggesting she was preparing to leave, the court was told.

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The sight of a suitcase has historically inspired dread in me.

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The couple had also left their suitcase – containing clothes, medication and valuables for a four-day break in London – on the train.

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Tammy said that some years later she confronted Booth after finding a suitcase which contained sex toys and women's underwear.

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