cage

  1. Noun.  an enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.
  2. Noun.  the passenger compartment of a lift.
  3. Noun.  (hockey, water polo) the goal.
  4. Noun.  (US derogatory slang) automobile.
  5. Noun.  (figurative) Something that hinders freedom.
  6. Verb.  to put into a cage.
  7. Verb.  to keep in a cage.
  8. Verb.  (advertising, politics) To track individual responses to direct mail.
  9. Verb.  (figurative) to restrict someone's movement or creativity.

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