|  encase 
 
 enclose in, or as if in, a case (Freq. 1)
 - my feet were encased in mud
 • Syn:
 incase, case
 • Derivationally related forms:
 case (for: case), casing (for: case), incasement (for: incase), encasement
 • Hypernyms:
 enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
 • Hyponyms:
 pack, box, package, sack, crate
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s something
 - Somebody ----s something PP
 - They encase the goods
 
 
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