cage vs drum roll

cage

noun
  • The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim. 

  • The catcher's wire mask. 

  • A regular graph that has as few vertices as possible for its girth. 

  • In killer sudoku puzzles, an irregularly-shaped group of cells that must contain a set of unique digits adding up to a certain total, in addition to the usual constraints of sudoku. 

  • An automobile. 

  • The area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer. 

  • The passenger compartment of a lift. 

  • An outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it. 

  • Something that hinders freedom. 

  • The goal. 

  • An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals. 

  • A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, such as a ball valve. 

  • A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes. 

verb
  • To immobilize an artificial horizon. 

  • To restrict someone's movement or creativity. 

  • To confine in a cage; to put into and keep in a cage. 

  • To track individual responses to direct mail, either (advertising) to maintain and develop mailing lists or (politics) to identify people who are not eligible to vote because they do not reside at the registered addresses. 

drum roll

noun
  • A sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly and rhythmically over short intervals. 

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