case out

verb

Synonym of case (to survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery)

“They cased out the big house.”

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Meanings

verbcase out (third-person singular simple present cases out, present participle casing out, simple past and past participle cased out)

present singular third person cases out · participle present casing out · participle past cased out · past cased out

  1. slangtransitiveSynonym of case (to survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery)

    They cased out the big house.

    Synonyms: case

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verbSynonym of case (to survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery)

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case out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/case%20out

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