1 C1 formal
(Freight/logistics) To fill a container or vehicle to its maximum volume capacity before reaching its weight limit.
"The shipment of foam packaging cubed out the container long before the weight limit was reached."
inseparable
cube out
C1 formal inseparable intransitive
In freight and logistics: to fill a shipping container, truck, or vehicle to its maximum volume (cubic capacity) before reaching the weight limit.
In plain English
In shipping, when a container is full of stuff by space before it's full by weight.
What does "cube out" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To fill the cubic (volume) space out completely.
Actually means
In shipping, when a container is full of stuff by space before it's full by weight.
Usage tip
Specialized freight and logistics terminology. The opposite is 'weigh out' (reaching the weight limit before the volume limit). Important distinction for shipping cost calculations.
Words that pair with "cube out"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
container truck cargo shipment freight load
How to conjugate "cube out"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
cube out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
cubes out
he/she/it
Past simple
cubed out
yesterday
Past participle
cubed out
have + pp
-ing form
cubing out
continuous
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fill to capacity max out on volume reach cubic limit
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