Definition of "case"
- noun
An actual event, situation, or fact.
A given condition or state.
A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession.
An instance or event as a topic of study.
A legal proceeding, lawsuit.
A specific inflection of a word depending on its function in the sentence.
Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language.
An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.
A section of code representing one of the actions of a conditional switch.
A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
A suitcase.
A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.
The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a 'capital' (upper case) or 'small' (lower case) letter.
Four of a kind.
A unit of liquid measure used to measure sales in the beverage industry equivalent to 192 fluid ounces.
- verb
To propose hypothetical cases.
To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.
- adjective
The last remaining card of a particular rank.
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