suitcase

• suit-case (archaic)

From suit +‎ case.

• IPA^(key): /ˈs(j)uːtkeɪs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsutkeɪs/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -uːtkeɪs

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.

   • 2014, Edith Pearlman, Honeydew:

     A stocky cabwoman removed a large wheeled suitcase.

   • 2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 77:

     Many seats carry reservation labels, while the luggage racks are festooned with backpacks and suitcases.

2. (computing) In the Classic Mac OS operating system, a file containing fonts, icons, sounds, and other resources.

• briefcase

• → Japanese: スーツケース (sūtsukēsu)
• → Korean: 슈트케이스 (syuteukeiseu)

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.

• Escutias, sauciest