caging

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noun

The act of placing or trapping something in a cage.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cage
nouncaging (plural cagings)

plural cagings

  1. The act of placing or trapping something in a cage.

    Commencing next summer, 30,000 tonnes of cliff face will be removed, and mesh-and-bolt caging installed on a three-mile section to stabilise the surface and prevent rock falls.

    2021 October 20, “Network News: £25m to reduce Newport landslips”, in RAIL, number 942, page 8
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APA

caging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caging

MLA

“caging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caging. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caging,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caging.

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