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case the joint

case the joint verb: to thoroughly observe or examine a place, in order to familiarize oneself with its workings in preparation for criminal activity, often robbery.

Verb

case the joint (third-person singular simple present cases the joint, present participle casing the joint, simple past and past participle cased the joint)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To thoroughly observe or examine a place, in order to familiarize oneself with its workings in preparation for criminal activity, often robbery.
  2. (idiomatic, slang) To thoroughly observe or examine a place, without any nefarious motive or intent.

Forms of case the joint

third-person singular presentcases the joint
present participlecasing the joint
past participlecased the joint
pastcased the joint

Questions about case the joint

What does case the joint mean?
Case the joint means to thoroughly observe or examine a place, in order to familiarize oneself with its workings in preparation for criminal activity, often robbery.
What part of speech is case the joint?
Case the joint is a verb.
What is the past tense of case the joint?
The past tense of case the joint is cased the joint.

Words near case the joint in the dictionary

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  2. case stacking
  3. case studies
  4. case study
  5. case the deck
  6. case the joint
  7. case up
  8. case-based reasoning
  9. case-book
  10. case-books
  11. case-by-case

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