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cases up

cases up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of case up.

Meaning of case up

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To place (something) in cases (a box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture); to be covered in a case (a box, sheath, or covering generally); to enclose or seal as if by a case.
    • We have to case up those bottles.
  2. (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) Synonym of catch a case (to commit a crime and be arrested for it)
    • I can't believe you got cased up for what happened at the store.
    Synonyms:
    catch a case
  3. (slang, transitive) Synonym of case (to survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery)
    • He cased up the nicest houses in the neighborhood.
    Synonyms:
    case

Questions about cases up

What is cases up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cases up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of case up.

Words near cases up in the dictionary

  1. cases in point
  2. cases of the Mondays
  3. cases out
  4. cases the deck
  5. cases the joint
  6. cases up
  7. casesful
  8. Casetas
  9. casette
  10. casettes
  11. caseum

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