English verb: encase | |||
1. | encase (contact) enclose in, or as if in, a case | ||
Samples | My feet were encased in mud. | ||
Examples | They encase the goods | ||
Synonyms | case, incase | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | close in, enclose, inclose, shut in | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | box, crate, pack, package, sack | ||