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Noun casing has 3 senses

shell, case, casing - the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
--₁ is a kind of housing
--₁ is a part of grandfather clock, longcase clock
--₁ has particulars: boot; gearbox, gear case; jacket
Derived form: verb case₂
casing - the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire
--₂ is a kind of covering
--₂ is a part of pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre
casing, case - the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
--₃ is a kind of framework, frame, framing
--₃ is a part of doorway, door, room access, threshold; window

Verb case has 2 senses

case - look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"
--₁ is one way to inspect
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
encase, incase, case - enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"
--₂ is one way to enclose, inclose, shut in

Derived forms: noun case₁₀, noun case₁₆, noun case₁₄, noun case₁₁, noun case₇, noun casing₁
Sample sentence:
They case the goods