ALL meanings of casing
cas·ing
C c - countable noun casing A casing is a substance or object that covers something and protects it. 3
- noun casing a protective case or cover 3
- noun casing material for a case or cover 3
- noun casing a frame containing a door, window, or staircase 3
- noun casing the intestines of cattle, pigs, etc, or a synthetic substitute, used as a container for sausage meat 3
- noun casing the outer cover of a pneumatic tyre 3
- noun casing a pipe or tube used to line a hole or shaft 3
- noun casing the outer shell of a steam or gas turbine 3
- noun casing the act of encasing 3
- noun casing a protective covering 3
- noun casing a cleaned intestine as of cattle, a plastic membrane, etc., used to encase processed meats 3
- noun casing the supporting framework of a pneumatic rubber tire exclusive of an inner tube and tread; carcass 3
- noun casing a piece of heavy steel pipe used to line a borehole or well, esp. an oil or gas well 3
- noun casing a frame, as for a window or door opening 3
- noun casing Casing is pipes with a large diameter which is lowered into the wellhole. 3
- noun casing an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case. 1
- noun casing a sheath or outer covering: a knife case. 1
- noun casing a box with its contents: a case of ginger ale. 1
- noun casing the amount contained in a box or other container: There are a dozen bottles to a case. 1
- noun casing a pair or couple; brace: a case of pistols. 1
- noun casing a surrounding frame or framework, as of a door. 1
- noun casing Bookbinding. a completed book cover ready to be fitted to form the binding of a book. 1
- noun casing 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 casing a cavity in the skull of a sperm whale, containing an oil from which spermaceti is obtained. 1
- noun casing 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 casing Faro. casebox. 1
- noun casing 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 casing Metallurgy. the hard outer part of a piece of casehardened steel. 1
- verb with object casing to put or enclose in a case; cover with a case. 1
- verb with object casing 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 casing to fuse a layer of glass onto (glass of a contrasting color or of different properties). 1
- verb with object casing to cover (a surface of a wall, well, shaft, etc.) with a facing or lining; revet. 1
- verb with object casing Bookbinding. to bind (a book) in a case. 1
- verb with object casing 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
- noun casing outer shell 1
- noun casing around window, door 1
- noun casing well lining 1
- noun casing A cover or shell that protects or encloses something. 1
- noun casing That which encloses or encases. 0
- noun casing (architecture) The decorative trim around a door or window. 0
- noun casing (oil industry) A metal pipe used to line the borehole of a well. 0
- noun casing (Uncountable Noun) (computing) The collective states of upper and lower case letters. 0
- verb casing present participle of case. 0