ALL meanings of cased
case
C c - noun cased Simple past tense and past participle of case. 1
- noun cased an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case. 1
- noun cased a sheath or outer covering: a knife case. 1
- noun cased a box with its contents: a case of ginger ale. 1
- noun cased the amount contained in a box or other container: There are a dozen bottles to a case. 1
- noun cased a pair or couple; brace: a case of pistols. 1
- noun cased a surrounding frame or framework, as of a door. 1
- noun cased Bookbinding. a completed book cover ready to be fitted to form the binding of a book. 1
- noun cased Printing. a tray of wood, metal, or plastic, divided into compartments for holding types for the use of a compositor and usually arranged in a set of two, the upper (upper case) for capital letters and often auxiliary types, the lower (lower case) for small letters and often auxiliary types, now generally replaced by the California job case. Compare news case. 1
- noun cased a cavity in the skull of a sperm whale, containing an oil from which spermaceti is obtained. 1
- noun cased Also called case card. Cards. the last card of a suit or denomination that remains after the other cards have been played: a case heart; the case jack. 1
- noun cased Faro. casebox. 1
- noun cased Southeastern U.S. (chiefly South Carolina) . a coin of a particular denomination, as opposed to the same amount in change: a case quarter. 1
- noun cased Metallurgy. the hard outer part of a piece of casehardened steel. 1
- verb with object cased to put or enclose in a case; cover with a case. 1
- verb with object cased Slang. to examine or survey (a house, bank, etc.) in planning a crime (sometimes followed by out): They cased the joint and decided to pull the job on Sunday. 1
- verb with object cased to fuse a layer of glass onto (glass of a contrasting color or of different properties). 1
- verb with object cased to cover (a surface of a wall, well, shaft, etc.) with a facing or lining; revet. 1
- verb with object cased Bookbinding. to bind (a book) in a case. 1
- verb with object cased Cards Slang. to arrange (cards or a pack of cards) in a dishonest manner. to remember the quantity, suit, or denomination of (the cards played). 1
- adjective cased having a case or covering; encased or clad. 0