casing

Pluralcasings

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A cover or shell that holds something inside and keeps it safe.

   Like the shell around a nut, keeping the soft part safe inside.

   The plastic casing cracked when the phone hit the floor.

   She opened the casing to reach the wires inside.

   Similarhousing, shell, cover, sheath

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   The wooden or plastic trim that frames a door or window.

   Like a picture frame, but around a door instead of a painting.

   We painted the casing around the front door white.

   The old window casing had started to rot.

   Similartrim, molding, architrave

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3. 3
   verb

   Present participle of case. Use this form for the action happening right now.

   The crew is casing the equipment for the long trip.

   She is casing the books to protect them during the move.

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   A metal pipe that lines the hole of a well to stop it from caving in.

   Like a straw set into a hole in the ground to keep the sides from falling in.

   Workers lowered the steel casing into the well.

   The casing keeps the well from collapsing.

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5. 5
   noununcountable

   Whether letters are written as capitals or small letters across a piece of text.

   Like choosing whether to write your name in big letters or small ones.

   The program changed the casing of every word to capitals.

   Mixed casing in a password makes it harder to guess.

   Similarcapitalization

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