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   Cage

   /kāj/

   

   noun

   • 1. a structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined: "she kept a canary in a cage"
   • ▪ a prison cell or camp: "inside the cage, three handcuffed prisoners were fighting"
   • ▪ an open framework forming the compartment in an elevator: "we passed the elevator shafts, each with its rattling metal cage"
   • ▪ a structure of crossing bars or wires designed to hold or support something: "the bottle slots into a light cage on the bike's frame"
   • ▪ a portable backstop situated behind the batter during batting practice.
   • ▪ (in hockey and other games) a goal made from a network frame.
   • ▪ an indoor athletic facility with areas fenced off for security.

   verb

   • 1. confine in or as in a cage: "the parrot screamed, furious at being caged"
   • ▪ put in prison: "five more teenage louts were caged yesterday"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin cavea.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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