Meaning

5 senses
  1. That which encloses or encases.

    Some people like to split the casing of a sausage before cooking so it doesn’t burst.

    Gehäuse, Überzug, Hülle

    кожу́хkožúx, обши́вкаobšívka, футля́рfutljár

  2. The decorative trim around a door or window.

    the enclosing frame around a door or window opening

  3. A metal pipe used to line the borehole of a well.

  4. (uncountable)The state of letter case across a whole phrase or whole lines of text; the collective state/arrangement of uppercase and lowercase letters.

    The replacement string should have the same casing as the matched text.

  5. (Appalachia, dated)A tire.

    the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire

Examples

12 sentences
  1. Tom picked the shell casing up.

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  2. Tom picked up the shell casing.

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  3. For safety, remove the plastic casing.

    ruВ целях безопасности снимите пластиковый чехол.

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  4. Fadil began casing houses to rob them.

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  5. Sami picked up the used shell casings.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
that which encloses or encases:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
that which encloses or encases:

Forms

plural: casings
Singularcasing

uncountable

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the enclosing frame around a door or window opening:case
  • the housing or outer covering of something:shellcase

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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