case — meaning in English
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English meaning
- box noun A rigid container, typically rectangular, with a lid or flaps, used to hold or transport things.
- label noun A small tag, sticker, or printed note attached to something, giving information about it.
- panel noun A flat rectangular section set into a larger surface, such as a wall, door, or fence.
- point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
- square noun A four-sided shape with equal sides and right angles.
Senses
case is used for these senses in English:
- box A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
- box (fencing) A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.
- label A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.
- panel A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.
- point (backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played. [from 15th c.]
- square A cell in a grid.
- text box (computing, graphical user interface) A rectangular widget that accepts textual input on an interactive electronic display.
box — full definition
- noun A rigid container, typically rectangular, with a lid or flaps, used to hold or transport things.
- verb To put something into a box or boxes.
- verb To fight an opponent using the fists, typically wearing padded gloves, as a sport.
label — full definition
- noun A small tag, sticker, or printed note attached to something, giving information about it.
- noun A word or phrase used to categorise a person, group, or idea, sometimes in a way that oversimplifies them.
- noun A company that produces and distributes recorded music.
- verb To attach a label to something, or to describe someone or something with a particular categorising term.