1. family name; female or male first name. casscass (kăs), v. t. [f. casser, ll. cassare, fr. l. cassus empty, hollow, and perhaps influenced by l. quassare to shake, shatter, v. intens. of quatere to shake. cf. cashier, v. t., quash, cask.] to render useless or void; to quash; to annul; to reject; to send away. [obs.] w. raleigh