case up
To place in cases; to be covered in a case; to enclose or seal as if by a caseTo place (something) in cases (a box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture); to be covered in a case (a box, sheath, or covering generally); to enclose or seal as if by a case.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To place (something) in cases (a box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture); to be covered in a case (a box, sheath, or covering generally); to enclose or seal as if by a case.
We have to case up those bottles.
The computer should be cased up when you're done using it.
(slang, transitive)Synonym of catch a case (to commit a crime and be arrested for it)
I can't believe you got cased up for what happened at the store.
(slang, transitive)Synonym of case (to survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery)
He cased up the nicest houses in the neighborhood.
Forms
cases up, casing up, cased up, cased upPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbs- case upTo place (something) in cases (a box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture); to be covered in a case (a box, sheath, or covering generally); to enclose or seal as if by a case.
- case outSynonym of case (to survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery)
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb