Cage
Definition of Cage
Pronunciation: kāj | n. | 1. | | | 1. | A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals. | | 2. | A place of confinement for malefactors | | 3. | (Carp.) An outer framework of timber, inclosing something within it; as, the cage of a staircase. | | 4. | (Mach.) A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, as a ball valve. | | 5. | The box, bucket, or inclosed platform of a lift or elevator; a cagelike structure moving in a shaft. | | 6. | (Mining) The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim. | | 7. | (Baseball) The catcher's wire mask. | | v. i. | 1. | To confine in, or as in, a cage; to shut up or confine. |
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