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casing

/ˈkeɪsɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To propose hypothetical cases.
  2. To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
  3. To cover or protect with, or as if with, a case; to enclose.
  4. To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.
  5. That which encloses or encases.
  6. The decorative trim around a door or window.
  7. A metal pipe used to line the borehole of a well.
  8. The collective states of upper and lower case letters.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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