1. enclosed in a protective covering or container

1. past tense of case: to enclose in a protective covering
2. past tense of case: to examine carefully, especially to plan a crime
Usage: informal

Examples

• The violin was carefully cased in velvet.
• She cased the jewelry in a protective box.
• The thieves cased the bank for weeks before the robbery.
• His phone was cased in a waterproof cover.
• The detective cased the building looking for clues.
• The sausages were cased in natural skin.
• They cased the store to learn the security routine.