cage

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Noun

1. An [[enclosure]] made of [[spaced]] [[bar]]s, normally to hold animals while providing some ventilation.
2. The [[passenger]] [[compartment]] of a [[lift]].
3. {{lb|en|hockey|water polo}} The [[goal]].
4. {{short for|en|roll cage}}{{ngd|, a [[protective]] [[structure]] around the [[passenger]] [[compartment]] of a [[vehicle]].}}
5. {{lb|en|by extension|US|slang}} {{synonym of|en|automobile}}.
6. {{lb|en|figuratively}} Something that hinders freedom.
7. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[prison]] or [[prison cell]].
8. {{lb|en|athletics}} The area from which competitors throw a [[discus]] or [[hammer]].
9. An outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it.
10. {{lb|en|engineering}} A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, such as a [[ball valve]].
11. A [[wirework]] [[strainer]], used in connection with pumps and pipes.
12. {{lb|en|mining}} The [[drum]] on which the rope is wound in a [[hoist]]ing [[whim]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[confine]] in a cage; to put into and keep in a cage.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To [[imprison]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To restrict someone's movement or creativity.
4. {{lb|en|aviation}} To [[immobilize]] an [[artificial horizon]].
5. To track individual responses to [[direct mail]], either {{lb|en|advertising}} to maintain and develop [[mailing list]]s or {{lb|en|politics}} to identify people who are not eligible to [[vote]] because they do not reside at the registered addresses.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=French}}.

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