cage

1. n. A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals. Source: opted

2. n. A place of confinement for malefactors Source: opted

3. n. An outer framework of timber, inclosing something within it; as, the cage of a staircase. Source: opted

4. n. A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, as a ball valve. Source: opted

5. n. A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes. Source: opted

6. n. The box, bucket, or inclosed platform of a lift or elevator; a cagelike structure moving in a shaft. Source: opted

7. n. The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim. Source: opted

8. n. The catcher's wire mask. Source: opted

9. v. i. To confine in, or as in, a cage; to shut up or confine. Source: opted

10. n. an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept Source: wordnet

11. n. something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement Source: wordnet

12. n. the net that is the goal in ice hockey Source: wordnet

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