cage

Noun
  1. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept (synset 102940098)
    hypernym: enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
    hyponym:
    • birdcage - a cage in which a bird can be kept
    • hutch - a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
    • squirrel cage - cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it
    synonym: coop
  2. Something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement (synset 114022451)
    hypernym: constraint, restraint - the state of being physically constrained
    hyponym: iron cage - a cage from which there is no escape
  3. United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992) (synset 110898282)
    instance hypernym: composer - someone who composes music as a profession
    synonym: john cage, john milton cage jr.
  4. The net that is the goal in ice hockey (synset 102940305)
    hypernym: net - a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
  5. A movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice (synset 102814194)
    hypernym: baseball equipment - equipment used in playing baseball
    synonym: batting cage
Verb
  1. Confine in a cage (synset 202501685)
    "The animal was caged"
    hypernym: confine, detain - deprive of freedom; take into confinement
    synonym: cage in

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