Meaning of case
Definition of case
(noun)
an
occurrence
of something; "it was a
case
of bad judgment"; "another
instance
occurred yesterday"; "but
there
is
always
the
famous
example of the Smiths"
a
special
set of circumstances; "in that event, the
first
possibility
is excluded"; "it may
rain
in which
case
the
picnic
will
be canceled"
a
comprehensive
term
for any
proceeding
in a
court
of law whereby an
individual
seeks a
legal
remedy; "the
family
brought
suit
against the landlord"
the
actual
state
of things; "that was not the case"
a
portable
container
for carrying
several
objects; "the musicians
left
their
instrument
cases backstage"
a
person
requiring
professional
services; "a
typical
case
was the
suburban
housewife
described
by a
marriage
counselor"
a
person
who is subjected to
experimental
or
other
observational
procedures;
someone
who is an
object
of investigation; "the subjects for this
investigation
were
selected
randomly"; "the cases that we
studied
were
drawn
from two
different
communities"
a
problem
requiring investigation; "Perry Mason
solved
the
case
of the
missing
heir"
a
statement
of facts and reasons
used
to
support
an argument; "he
stated
his
case
clearly"
the
quantity
contained
in a
case
nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often
marked
by inflection)
related
in
some
way to
other
words
in a
sentence
a
specific
state
of
mind
that is temporary; "a
case
of the jitters"
a
person
of a
specified
kind
(usually with
many
eccentricities); "a
real
character"; "a
strange
character"; "a
friendly
eccentric"; "the
capable
type"; "a
mental
case"
a
specific
size
and
style
of
type
within
a
type
family
an
enveloping
structure
or
covering
enclosing
an
animal
or
plant
organ
or
part
the
housing
or
outer
covering
of something; "the
clock
has a
walnut
case"
the
enclosing
frame
around
a
door
or
window
opening; "the casings had
rotted
away
and had to be replaced"
(printing) the
receptacle
in which a
compositor
has his type, which is
divided
into compartments for the
different
letters, spaces, or numbers; "for English, a
compositor
will
ordinarily
have
two
such
cases, the
upper
case
containing the capitals and the
lower
case
containing the
small
letters"
bed
linen
consisting of a
cover
for a pillow; "the
burglar
carried his
loot
in a pillowcase"
a
glass
container
used
to
store
and
display
items in a
shop
or
museum
or
home
(verb)
look
over,
usually
with the
intention
to rob; "They men
cased
the housed"
enclose
in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were
encased
in mud"
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