case - Meaning in Hindi

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case - Meaning in Hindi

case Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of case in English

case noun

1. a portable container for carrying several objects

   Example

   • "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
2. a specific state of mind that is temporary

   Example

   • "a case of the jitters"
3. a special set of circumstances

   Synonyms

   event

   Examples

   • "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"
   • "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
4. the quantity contained in a case

   Synonyms

   caseful

5. a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation

   Synonyms

   guinea pig, subject

   Examples

   • "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
   • "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"
6. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

   Synonyms

   character, character, eccentric, eccentric, type

   Examples

   • "a friendly eccentric"
   • "a mental case"
   • "a real character"
   • "a strange character"
   • "the capable type"
7. a person requiring professional services

   Example

   • "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
8. an occurrence of something

   Synonyms

   example, instance

   Examples

   • "another instance occurred yesterday"
   • "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
   • "it was a case of bad judgment"
9. a specific size and style of type within a type family

   Synonyms

   face, font, fount, fount, typeface

10. a problem requiring investigation

    Example

    • "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
11. a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument

    Example

    • "he stated his case clearly"
12. nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence

    Synonyms

    grammatical case

13. the actual state of things

    Example

    • "that was not the case"
14. an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

    Synonyms

    sheath

15. the housing or outer covering of something

    Synonyms

    casing, shell, shell

    Example

    • "the clock has a walnut case"
16. the enclosing frame around a door or window opening

    Synonyms

    casing

    Example

    • "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
17. (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers

    Synonyms

    compositor's case, typesetter's case

    Example

    • "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters"
18. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

    Synonyms

    pillow slip, pillowcase, slip, slip

    Example

    • "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
19. a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

    Synonyms

    display case, showcase, vitrine

20. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

    Synonyms

    causa, cause, lawsuit, suit

    Example

    • "the family brought suit against the landlord"

case verb

1. enclose in, or as if in, a case

   Synonyms

   encase, incase

   Example

   • "my feet were encased in mud"
2. look over, usually with the intention to rob

   Example

   • "They men cased the housed"

Synonyms of case

• causa, cause, lawsuit, suit
• display case, showcase, vitrine
• pillow slip, pillowcase, slip
• compositor's case, typesetter's case
• casing
• casing, shell
• sheath
• grammatical case
• face, font, fount, typeface
• example, instance
• character, eccentric, type
• guinea pig, subject
• caseful
• event
• encase, incase

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