noun
In a recent case a farmer was attacked by a man-eating tiger. Holmes is investigating a case of a missing necklace
I lost my case
Four new cases were admitted to the hospital yesterday
Howard is an odd case, isn't he?
In any case, your decision won't affect me
In case of fire, you must use the staircase. We insured the house in case of fire
She said he was drunk, but that's not the case
in case
He was worried in case his wife found out where he had been
In case you were thinking of leaving, remember that we have your car keys
noun
Please order two cases of paper for the copying machine. The cosmetics came in a fitted case lined in velvet
The engraving was on the inside of the watch-case. The book came in a case of fine calfskin
verb
The computer arrived, completely cased in rigid foam
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