Cage Definition
kāj
caged, cages, caging
noun
cages
A box or enclosed structure made of wires, bars, etc., for confining birds or animals.
Webster's New World
A fenced-in area as for confining prisoners of war.
Webster's New World
An enclosing openwork structure.
Placed a protective cage over the sapling; a bank teller's cage.
American Heritage
Any openwork structure or frame, as some elevator cars.
Webster's New World
A skeletal support, as for a building; a framework.
American Heritage
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verb
caged, cages, caging
To put or confine, as in a cage.
Webster's New World
To track individual responses to direct mail, either (advertising) to maintain and develop mailing lists or (politics) to identify people who are not eligible to vote because they do not reside at the registered addresses.
Wiktionary
(figuratively) To restrict someone's movement or creativity.
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cagesOrigin of Cage
Middle English from Old French from Latin cavea
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French cage, from Latin cavea.
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