caging

Putting behind bars

Caging is the act of putting someone or something in a cage, or the state of being confined in one.

The word applies literally to animals kept in enclosures and figuratively to any restrictive confinement: the caging of political dissidents, the caging of children at the border.

In some contexts, caging refers to BDSM practices involving confinement in a cage.

confinement

imprisonment

Legal detention in jail

detentionTemporary official holding
incarcerationConfinement in jail
restraintControl over impulses

captivity · cell · custody · containment · lockup · shackles · bondage · chains · solitary · holding

enclosure

pen

Ink-filled writing tool

coopPoultry enclosure
kennelEnclosure for hounds
hutchCage for small pets

crate · aviary · terrarium · vivarium · corral · paddock · stall · enclosure · run · mesh

animal

zoo

Public animal collection

captiveOne held by force
exhibitItem publicly displayed
wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms

breeding · keeper · sanctuary · rescue · transport · veterinary · species · habitat · menagerie · exotic

trapping

capture

Take into custody

trapDevice for catching animals
snareDevice for catching prey
catchSeize or snag

net · hunt · ensnare · entrap · lure · bait · decoy · prey · poacher · trapper

sports

goal

Desired end result

hockeyStick-and-goal sport
lacrosseField sport with netted sticks
netFinal amount remaining

goalkeeper · shot · score · crease · posts · crossbar · save · puck · ball · defensive

caging

imprisonment

pen

zoo

capture

goal

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