"caging" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cagings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} caging (plural cagings)
  1. The act of placing or trapping something in a cage.
    Sense id: en-caging-en-noun-6HYS-JuV

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} caging
  1. present participle and gerund of cage Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: cage
    Sense id: en-caging-en-verb-MlztWxK8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

Inflected forms

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