cage

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1. cage - Noun

2. cage - Verb

3. Cage - Proper noun

Meaning

A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals.

A place of confinement for malefactors

An outer framework of timber, inclosing something within it; as, the cage of a staircase.

A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, as a ball valve.

The box, bucket, or inclosed platform of a lift or elevator; a cagelike structure moving in a shaft.

The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.

The catcher's wire mask.

To confine in, or as in, a cage; to shut up or confine.

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The animal was caged Source: Internet

Abnormalities of the rib cage include pectus excavatum ("sunken chest") and pectus carinatum ("pigeon chest"). Source: Internet

A cage fighter from is on a mission to breathe new life into the seafront with his plans for a huge community sports hub. Source: Internet

Add two more New Mexico combat-sports stars, one in the cage, another in the ring, to an already jam-packed docket in early 2020. Source: Internet

A disc on top of the basket or wedged into the side of the cage is not considered holed out. Source: Internet

All they need is a massive cage and some patience. Source: Internet

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