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Cage

noun
/keɪdʒ/
Word Frequency: 6.1

Definitions

1.nounAn enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.
"The most dangerous prisoners are locked away in a cage."
2.nounThe passenger compartment of a lift.
3.noun(water polo) The goal.
4.nounAn automobile.
5.nounSomething that hinders freedom.
6.nounThe area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer.
7.nounAn outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it.
8.nounA skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, such as a ball valve.
9.nounA wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes.
10.nounThe drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.
11.nounThe catcher's wire mask.
12.nounA regular graph that has as few vertices as possible for its girth.
13.verbTo confine in a cage; to put into and keep in a cage.
14.verbTo restrict someone's movement or creativity.
15.verbTo track individual responses to direct mail, either to maintain and develop mailing lists or to identify people who are not eligible to vote because they do not reside at the registered addresses.

Synonyms

coopbatting cagecage inencasebinboxcrateenclosurebasketshaftcorralhole

Rhymes With

assuageengageoutrageragestagegaugegagepage
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