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āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The zookeeper carefully cleaned the lion âs cage while the animal was in a separate enclosure.
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02
anything that confines, restrains, or limits freedom
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Poverty can be a cage that traps generations.
03
the net that serves as the goal in ice hockey
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The goalie defended the cage with skill.
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a protective screen placed behind home plate to catch balls during batting practice
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Balls flew into the cage after every swing.
to cage
01
āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to confine something, typically an animal, within a restricted space
Transitive: to cage an animal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He decided to cage the injured bird to protect it while it recovered.
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āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
cagey
cage
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