caged

noun

a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice

the net that is the goal in ice hockey

United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)

something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement

an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

verb

confine in a cage

Roots

caveacage- · Latin · enclosure

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