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1.NounAn actual event, situation, or fact."For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth.; It is not the case that every unfamiliar phrase is an idiom.; In case of fire, break glass. [sign on fire extinguisher holder in public space]"
2.NounA given condition or state.
3.NounA specific matter or piece of work, specifically defined within a profession, usually in respect of a specific person and/or event; the set of tasks involved in addressing one such matter."It was one of the detective's easiest cases.; Social workers should work on a maximum of forty active cases.; The doctor told us of an interesting case he had treated that morning."
4.NounAn instance or event as a topic of study."The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies."
5.NounA legal proceeding; a lawsuit or prosecution.
6.NounA specific inflection of a word (particularly a noun, pronoun, or adjective) depending on its function in the sentence."The accusative case most commonly indicates a direct object.; Latin has six cases, and remnants of a seventh."
7.NounGrammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language."Jane has been studying case in Caucasian languages.; Latin is a language that employs case."
8.NounAn instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms."There were another five cases reported overnight."
9.NounA section of code representing one of the actions of a conditional switch.
10.NounA love affair.
11.VerbTo propose hypothetical cases.
12.NounA box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
13.NounA box, sheath, or covering generally."a case for spectacles; the case of a watch"
14.NounA piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
15.NounAn enclosing frame or casing."a door case; a window case"
16.NounA suitcase.
17.NounA piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.
18.NounThe outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
19.NounA shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type, traditionally arranged in sets of two, the "upper case" (containing capitals, small capitals, accented) and "lower case" (small letters, figures, punctuation marks, quadrats, and spaces).
20.NounThe nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter.
21.NounFour of a kind.
22.NounA unit of liquid measure used to measure sales in the beverage industry, equivalent to 192 fluid ounces.
23.NounA small fissure which admits water into the workings.
24.NounA thin layer of harder metal on the surface of an object whose deeper metal is allowed to remain soft.
25.NounA cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans."a single case of Bud Light"
26.NounA counterfeit crown (five-shilling coin).
27.AdjectiveThe last remaining card of a particular rank."He drew the case eight!"
28.VerbTo place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
29.VerbTo cover or protect with, or as if with, a case; to enclose.
30.VerbTo survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.