suitcasesuit‧case /ˈsuːtkeɪs, ˈsjuːt- $ ˈsuːt-/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 
a large case with a handle, used for carrying clothes and possessions when you travel
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- I said, and went back to my suitcases.
- My possessions were a suitcase full of clothes and a steamer trunk full of books.
- She could fill the second suitcase with her winter coat.
- She followed him out into the hallway, toting her small suitcase.
- There was a suitcase on the seat of my compartment.
- They had left the hospital grounds now, and she thought about the two suitcases in the back of the car.
- Yesterday, after that tearful reunion with my suitcase, I tried to get a negro hand-slapping thing going with Felix.
WORD SETS
à la carte, adjectivebag, nounbaggage, nounB and B, bed and breakfast, nounbellboy, nounbellhop, nounboarder, nounboarding house, nounboardwalk, nouncaravanning, nouncaravanserai, nouncarry-on, adjectivecase, nounchalet, nouncheckout, nounclerk, nounconcierge, nouncourier, nouncourtesy, adjectivecruise, nouncruise ship, noundesk, noundesk clerk, noundining room, noundocent, noundude ranch, nounen suite, adjectiveexcursion, nounfirst class, nounflophouse, nounfly-drive holiday, nounfull board, noungame park, noungame reserve, noungreen card, nounguest book, nounguesthouse, nounguide, nounguided tour, nounhalf board, nounhand luggage, nounhigh season, nounholiday camp, nounholiday home, nounhostel, nounhostelry, nounhotel, nounhotelier, nounhousekeeper, nouninn, nounLilo, nounlow season, nounmecca, nounmotel, nounmotor home, nounmystery tour, nounnational monument, nounnational park, nounnight porter, nounnon-resident, nounone-star, adjectivepackage tour, nounpacking, nounpension, nounpiste, nounportmanteau, nounreception, nounresort, nounroom service, nounsafari, nounsafari park, nounself-catering, adjectiveshowplace, nounsightseeing, nounsightseer, nounstar, nounsuitcase, nounsuite, nounsundeck, nountimeshare, nountime-sharing, nountour, nountour, verbtourist, nountourist office, nountourist trap, nountouristy, adjectivetour operator, nountravel agency, nountravel agent, nountravel bureau, nountwo-star, adjectivevacancy, nounvacation, verbvacationer, nounvalet, nounvalise, nounvisit, verbvisitors' book, nounwatering place, nounwaxwork, nounyouth hostel, nounyouth hostelling, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
He was tired of living out of a suitcase (=spending a lot of time travelling).COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
He was tired of living out of a suitcase (=spending a lot of time travelling).· He had lugged his poor wife round for so long, like a heavy suitcase.· Six weeks ago the Hosic family touched down at Logan Airport, their hearts as heavy as their suitcases.· Their soft-soled trainers made little noise and the heavy suitcases were no burden to them.
· She picked up her two large suitcases and walked through the small cool ticket office on to the station forecourt.· I went through the gear very quickly, throwing what I thought was extraneous into a large suitcase.· Together they packed his clothes and personal belongings into one large suitcase and a leather grip.· A large suitcase lay on the bed, still full of the clothes he'd taken from the other room.
· He returned with an old, torn suitcase and a flat cardboard box.· Modigliani also tried to sell an old suitcase to an artist friend, but without success.· Rosenbaum placed the package carefully in his old suitcase.
· There were so many vans and stalls and open suitcases he was afraid to think of counting them.· Tessa's clothes straggled across the carpet from her open suitcase.
· She followed him out into the hallway, toting her small suitcase.· Her father was there, helping arrange her few things in a small suitcase, folding up the bed linens.· He ranged along his shelves, found the numbered item, a small fibre suitcase, and handed it over.· There was only her one small suitcase and the bag with the dress in it for Peach.· Ellis opened the cupboard and took out a small black plastic suitcase.· He was zipping up a small brown suitcase which he placed under the table he was standing at, next to another one.
NOUN· My possessions were a suitcase full of clothes and a steamer trunk full of books.
VERB· After a further few days I brought my suitcases up from London.· Ludens had brought up two suitcases in the lift.· A man had brought in the suitcases and stood them in the middle of the floor.
· Some of the fitter ones run round the block carrying a suitcase.· When they reached the cottage, Wade parked near the porch and carried her suitcase inside.· Clare, who was carrying Carolyn's suitcase, leaned against a door to hold it open for her.· Then, staggering under the weight, she carried her suitcases into the waiting room and sat down beside Ollie.· He bought Dawn a newspaper for the journey and carried her suitcase along the platform to the compartment.· The man in the worn-out boots limped towards the door carrying an ancient suitcase.· My father was there, carrying a suitcase.
· But amazingly Miranda, who had lived out of a suitcase for so long, did not thrive in London.· But they were the kind of people who lived out of suitcases for months, sometimes years, at a time.
· I doubt she has ever in her life packed a suitcase!· He goes to the bedroom, packs a suitcase, and leaves.· Then the box was packed into a suitcase with a few clothes around it.· What my wife and I like to do is pack the suitcases first.· It had taken her far longer to pack her suitcases than it did to unpack them.· I went on packing the suitcase.· After all, he wasn't packing suitcases for fun.· He had packed his suitcases with many gifts-clothes, candies and crayons, notebooks and pencils.
· She picked up her suitcase and made her way along the aisle, pausing to inspect the damage to her legs.· I asked picking up a suitcase.· She picked up the blue suitcase standing by the bedroom door and carried it into the foyer.· Wyatt waved, picked up his suitcase, and started across the meadow.
· Delia Sutherland put down her suitcase and closed herself in there.· Let him put his suitcase in the trunk himself and then you drive him around town for a while.· It was a relief to be able to put down the suitcase.· I put it into a suitcase pocket, and then I forgot it.· I put the suitcase down on the other bed and began packing the contents of the drawers into it.· Once or twice as he walked up the ramp he put the suitcase down and rested for a moment.· Once we were in the main concourse, I put down my suitcase and turned to say goodbye.· I put down my suitcase and sat on the edge of the bed.
· Lily watched him as he took it from his suitcase and dabbed at her thighs and at the bottom sheet.· He saw her getting up and going home, taking a suitcase and catching the noon bus tomorrow.· She wasn't taking her suitcase.· Finally he went into the room while she was still asleep and took the suitcase from the closet.· Roy and Pat took just two suitcases, one for each earring.· Mildred took her suitcase from the back of the broomstick which was hovering politely, waiting for the next command.· They came down and took our suitcases into the house.
a large case with a handle, used for carrying clothes and possessions when you travel