Definition of encasing Encasing

en•cas•ing

We found 3 definitions of encasing from 2 different sources.

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What does encasing mean?

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  • encasing (Verb)
    Present participle of encase.

Part of speech

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  • encasing, verb, gerund of encase (infinitive).

WordNet

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Verb

encases, encasing, encased  

encase - enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"
  incase, case
  shut in, close in, inclose, enclose advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"
  pack treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice"
  package, box engage in a boxing match
  sack put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions"
  crate put into a crate; as for protection; "crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • encase (v. t.)
    To inclose as in a case. See Incase.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • encase
    To enclose in or as in a case.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • encase
    en-kās′, Incase, in-, v.t. to enclose in a case: to surround, cover.—n. Encase′ment, the enclosing substance: a covering

Part of speech

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  • encase, verb, present, 1st person singular of encase (infinitive).
  • encase, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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