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casing out

casing out is the present participle and gerund of case out.

Meaning of case out

Verb

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

  1. (slang, transitive) Synonym of case (to survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery)
    • They cased out the big house.
    Synonyms:
    case

Questions about casing out

What is casing out the present participle and gerund of?
Casing out is the present participle and gerund of case out.

Words near casing out in the dictionary

  1. casing beads
  2. casing hanger
  3. casing hangers
  4. casing nail
  5. casing nails
  6. casing out
  7. casing shoe
  8. casing shoes
  9. casing string
  10. casing strings
  11. casing the deck

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