24. case Slang. to examine or survey (a house, bank, etc.) esp. in planning a crime (sometimes fol. by out).
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME cas < AF cas(s)e, OF chasse < L capsa case for holding scrolls)
Definition of 'CASE'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)case, instance, example an occurrence of something "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
2. (noun)event, case a special set of circumstances "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
4. (noun)case the actual state of things "that was not the case"
5. (noun)case a portablecontainer for carrying several objects "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
6. (noun)case a person requiring professionalservices "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
7. (noun)subject, case, guinea pig a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
8. (noun)case a problem requiring investigation "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
9. (noun)case a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument "he stated his case clearly"
10. (noun)case, caseful the quantity contained in a case
11. (noun)case, grammatical case nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
13. (noun)character, eccentric, type, case a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
16. (noun)shell, case, casing the housing or outer covering of something "the clock has a walnut case"
17. (noun)casing, case the enclosingframe around a door or windowopening "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
18. (noun)case, compositor's case, typesetter's case (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters"
19. (noun)case, pillowcase, slip, pillow slip bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
1. (noun)case a situation or example of sth a case of mistaken identity; In some cases, people gave away all their money.; We like each other now, but that wasn't always the case.
2. case in sb's case in a situation sb is in In your father's case, the disease has not progressed too far.
3. case the case (that) the truesituation Is it really the case that the economy is slowing?
4. case an occasion when a disease appears several cases of flu/malaria
10. case a grammatical form of a word the accusative case
11. case a case in point used to give an example The nuclear disaster is a case in point.
12. case (just) in case in order to be ready for sth I brought extra water in case it's hot.
13. case if it is true that In case you didn't hear, the party was canceled.
14. case in case of in preparation for The City installed sirens in case of an attack.
15. case in any case indicates sth would be true whatever happens In any case, the animal would have to be killed to prevent the spread of disease.
16. case in that case if that is true "It's 6:30." "Well in that case, we should go home."
17. case on sb's case criticizing sb He's always on my case about my grades.
18. case get off my case indicates you want sb to stop criticizing
Definition of 'CASE'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)CASE a box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book
2. (noun)CASE a box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box; as, a case of goods; a case of instruments
7. (noun)CASE that which befalls, comes, or happens; an event; an instance; a circumstance, or all the circumstances; condition; state of things; affair; as, a strange case; a case of injustice; the case of the Indian tribes
9. (noun)CASE the matters of fact or conditions involved in a suit, as distinguished from the questions of law; a suit or action at law; a cause
10. (noun)CASE one of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words, and in the aggregate constitute its declension; the relation which a noun or pronoun sustains to some other word
11. (verb)CASE to cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose
12. (verb)CASE to strip the skin from; as, to case a box
1. CASE 1. An intelligence operation in its entirety. 2. Record of the development of an intelligence operation, including personnel, modus operandi, and objectives.
Definitions of CASE 
Afrikaans: geval
Arabic: َحالَه
Bulgarian: случай
Brazilian: caso
Czech: případ
German: der Fall
Danish: tilfælde; eksempel
Greek: περιστατικό, παράδειγμα
Spanish: caso
Estonian: juht(um)
Farsi: مورد؛ نمونه
Finnish: tapaus
French: cas
Hebrew: מִקְרֶה
Hindi: मामला
Croatian: okolnost, primjer
Hungarian: eset
Indonesian: contoh
Icelandic: dæmi um e-ð; tilfelli
Italian: caso
Japanese: 事例
Korean: 예
Lithuanian: atvejis, atsitikimas
Latvian: gadījums
Malay: kes
Dutch: geval
Norwegian: tilfelle, sak, eksempel
Polish: przypadek
Persian: مورد؛ نمونه
Pashto: نمونه
Portuguese: caso
Romanian: caz
Russian: случай
Slovak: prí-pad
Slovenian: primer
Serbian: slučaj
Swedish: fall
Thai: กรณีศึกษา
Turkish: örnek, misal
Taiwanese: 事例
Ukrainian: випадок
Urdu: مثال ، صورت
Vietnamese: trường hợp
Chinese: 事例
