casse — meaning in English
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English meaning
- break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- broken adj Separated into pieces; fractured or shattered.
- case noun A particular situation, instance, or set of facts.
- cocked adj Tilted or set at an angle, especially describing a hat, head, or firearm ready to fire.
- heist noun A robbery, especially a carefully planned one targeting a bank, museum, or similar institution.
- junkyard noun A place, usually outdoors, where old and discarded items — especially cars and scrap metal — are dumped or sold for parts.
Senses
casse is used for these senses in English:
- Chinese cinnamon The bark of this tree when used as spice, and when distinguishing it from "true cinnamon", the bark of the C. verum.
- break An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
- broken (of a, bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
- broken Non-functional; not functioning properly.
- case (typography, by extension) The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter.
- cocked (informal) Drunk.
- heist A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.
- junkyard A business that sells used metal or items.
break — full definition
- verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
- verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
- verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
- noun A short pause or rest from an activity.
broken — full definition
- adj Separated into pieces; fractured or shattered.
- adj Not working properly; out of order.
- adj Emotionally devastated or defeated.