cage

B1
Pronunciation
/keɪdʒ/
Noun
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.

Example Sentences
  • The most dangerous prisoners are locked away in a cage.
2 Definition

The passenger compartment of a lift.

3 Definition

(water polo) The goal.

4 Definition

An automobile.

5 Definition

Something that hinders freedom.

6 Definition

The area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer.

7 Definition

An outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it.

8 Definition

A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, such as a ball valve.

9 Definition

A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes.

10 Definition

The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.

11 Definition

The catcher's wire mask.

12 Definition

A regular graph that has as few vertices as possible for its girth.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To confine in a cage; to put into and keep in a cage.

2 Definition

To restrict someone's movement or creativity.

3 Definition

To 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.