case¹ /kās/

1. A covering, box or sheath containing something
2. The contents of such a box, etc, as in a case of wine
3. A set, eg of pistols
4. A facing for walls
5. The boards and back of a hardback book
6. A tray with many compartments in which a compositor keeps types of different sizes and styles (printing)

To enclose in a case

cāsˈing noun

1. The act of putting on a case
2. An outside covering of any kind, as of boards, plaster, etc
3. A strong rigid pipe or tube lining a well, shaft, etc
4. The outer covering of a tyre
5. The outer deck of a submarine
6. Cleaned animal intestines, or a substitute, used to case sausage meat, etc

caseˈ-bottle noun

A bottle made to fit into a case with others, a bottle with a covering

caseˈ-bound adjective

(of a book) with a hard cover

cased glass or case glass noun

A type of 19c glass consisting of one or more layers of coloured glass laid on clear glass and cut away to form various patterns

caseˈ-harden transitive verb

1. To harden on the surface, as by carbonizing iron (metallurgy)
2. To make callous or insensitive through previous experience

caseˈ-hardening noun

• have someone on toast
• have someone over a barrel
• have someone's back
• have someone's ear
• have someone's guts
• have someone's guts for garters
• have someone's measure
• have someone's number
• have something against
• have something going for one
• have taped
• have the advantage of
• have the ball at one's feet
• have the best of it
• have the black ox tread on one's foot
• have the bulge on someone
• have the cards stacked against
• have the cards stacked in favour of
• have the edge
• have the goods on
• have the heart
• have the hots for
• have the jitters
• have the jump on
• have the key of the door