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• present participle of case.

casing

American  

[kay-sing] / ˈkeɪ sɪŋ /

noun

• casings
  plural

1. a case or covering; housing.

2. material for a case or covering.

3. the framework around a door or window.

4. the outermost covering of an automobile tire.

5. any frame or framework.

6. a steel pipe or tubing, especially as used in oil and gas wells.

7. a layer of glass that has been fused to an underlying layer of glass of a different color or of different properties.

8. the thin, tubular membrane of the intestines of sheep, cattle, or hogs, or a synthetic facsimile, for encasing processed meat in making sausages, salamis, etc.

9. Nautical. the walls surrounding a funnel.

10. a channel created in a garment or other article to carry a drawstring or elastic, as by sewing a strip of cloth to the basic material with two parallel rows of stitches.

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casing British  

/ ˈkeɪsɪŋ /

noun

1. a protective case or cover

2. material for a case or cover

3. Also called: case. a frame containing a door, window, or staircase

4. the intestines of cattle, pigs, etc, or a synthetic substitute, used as a container for sausage meat

5. the outer cover of a pneumatic tyre

6. a pipe or tube used to line a hole or shaft

7. the outer shell of a steam or gas turbine

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• undercasing
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• casings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of casing

First recorded in 1565–75; case ² + -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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casing casings

The failed valve was sent for examination by Wartsila which found that a metal casing was damaged, probably worn away by another component that had worked loose.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Police stopped, questioned and frisked those suspected of carrying weapons or casing a business, dissuading the ill-intentioned from packing guns while reducing shootings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

It’s unclear whether Combs and Tracy were targeted, or if the suspects were casing homes in the area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

Police found a damaged wing mirror casing on the road and traced the serial number to Clarke-Samuel's vehicle.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

She doesn't have an actual shell, of course, but whatever hard casing that protects her from life literally shifts before my eyes.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

The words, “deny,” “delay,” and “depose” were written on the side of some of the shell casings found at the scene, according to a complaint.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

In the 1990s, the agency started sharing with local law enforcement agencies its National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, which collects the unique marks on bullet casings found at shooting scenes.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

One trader sifted through pink, green and purple beads that she said would be moulded into e-cigarette casings sold in the Middle East.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

They're displayed beside missile casings and captured drones.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

He taped rags around the window casings, but it was little help.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

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