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.

  2. Tom picked up the shell casing.

  3. For safety, remove the plastic casing.

    ruВ целях безопасности снимите пластиковый чехол. — dipdowel

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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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