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cage

noun as in enclosure with bars

verb as in hold in enclosure

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"Being kept in such a small cage and knee deep in excrement, we couldn't get into the cage to rescue them," he said.

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In footage posted by the court service, Sehili was seen wearing cycling shoes and standing in a metal cage reserved for defendants ahead of his release.

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After each hole is drilled, a crane slowly lifts a 70-foot-long wire straw called a rebar cage and, inch by inch, lowers it into the hole.

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Then during the game, he’ll head to the batting cage to start stretching and loosening his arm around the fifth or sixth inning, depending on the score.

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Avinatan Or was handcuffed and starved in a small cage, held alone for two years.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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