Synonyms of the word

cage

• n. an enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.
• n. the passenger compartment of a lift.
• n. (field hockey or ice hockey, water polo) the goal.
• n. (US derogatory slang) automobile.
• n. (figuratively) Something that hinders freedom.
• n. (athletics) The area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer.
• n. (obsolete) A place of confinement for malefactors.
• n. An outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it.
• n. (engineering) A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, such as a ball valve.
• n. A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes.
• n. (mining) The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.
• n. (baseball) The catcher's wire mask.
• n. (graph theory) A regular graph that has as few vertices as possible for its girth.
• v. To put into a cage.
• v. To keep in a cage.
• v. To track individual responses to direct mail, either (advertising) to maintain and develop mailing lists…
• v. (figuratively) To restrict someone's movement or creativity.

composer

• n. One who composes; an author.
• n. Especially, one who composes music.
• n. One who, or that which, quiets or calms.

confine

• v. (transitive) To restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or keep in a limited space or area.
• v. To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; followed by on or with.
• n. Limit.

constraint

• n. Something that constrains; a restriction.
• n. (mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
• n. (databases) A method that maintains database integrity.

coop

• n. A basket, pen or enclosure for birds.
• n. A wickerwork basket (kipe) or other enclosure for catching fish.
• n. (figuratively, slang) A narrow place of confinement, a cage; a jail, a prison.
• n. (obsolete) A barrel or cask for holding liquids.
• v. (transitive) To keep in a coop.
• v. (transitive) To shut up or confine in a narrow space; to cramp.
• v. (transitive, intransitive, politics, historical) To unlawfully confine one or more voters to prevent them…
• v. (intransitive, law enforcement, slang) Of a police officer: to sleep or relax while on duty.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To make or repair barrels, casks and other wooden vessels; to work upon in the…
• n. (regional, England, Scotland) A cart with sides and ends made from boards, enabling it to carry manure,…
• n. (regional, England, Scotland) A cart which opens at the back to release its load; a tumbril.
• n. (Scotland) A small heap.
• n. Alternative form of co-op.

detain

• v. (transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
• v. (transitive) To put under custody.
• v. (transitive) To keep back or from; to withhold.
• v. (transitive) To seize goods for official purposes.

enclosure

• n. (countable) Something enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.
• n. (uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.
• n. (countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
• n. (uncountable) The act of separating and surrounding an area, domain, or amount of something with a barrier.
• n. (uncountable, British History) The post-feudal process of subdivision of common lands for individual ownership.
• n. (religion) The area of a convent, monastery, etc where access is restricted to community members.

net

• n. A mesh of string, cord or rope.
• n. A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
• n. A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
• n. Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
• n. (by extension) A trap.
• n. (geometry) Of a polyhedron, any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges…
• n. A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between…
• n. (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
• n. (sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
• n. (tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).
• v. (transitive) To catch by means of a net.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
• v. To enclose or cover with a net.
• v. (transitive, soccer) To score (a goal).
• v. (tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
• v. To form network or netting; to knit.
• adj. (obsolete) Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.
• adj. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat.
• adj. Remaining after expenses or deductions.
• adj. Final; end.
• adv. After expenses or deductions.
• n. The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.
• v. (transitive) To receive as profit.
• v. (transitive) To yield as profit for.
• v. To fully hedge a position.

restraint

• n. (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.
• n. (uncountable) control or caution; reserve.