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Cage
Example
The parrot happily chirped inside its spacious cage, enjoying the view from the window.
The zookeeper carefully cleaned the lion ’s cage while the animal was in a separate enclosure.
She bought a new cage for her hamster, complete with tunnels and a wheel for exercise.
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something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
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the net that is the goal in ice hockey
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a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice
to cage
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to confine something, typically an animal, within a restricted space
Transitive: to cage an animal
Example
The zookeepers caged the newly arrived lion in a secure enclosure.
He decided to cage the injured bird to protect it while it recovered.
As a safety measure, the pet owner caged the rabbit when guests were around.

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