Care vs Cage - What's the difference?
care | cage |
(obsolete) Grief, sorrow.
*, Bk.V:
*:Than Feraunte his cosyn had grete care and cryed full lowde.
Close attention; concern; responsibility.
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*Shakespeare
*:I thank thee for thy care and honest pains.
Worry.
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Maintenance, upkeep.
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*:Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.
The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author=
, volume=189, issue=2, page=10, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= The state of being cared for by others.
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The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
*Spenser
*:Right sorrowfully mourning her bereaved cares .
(label) To be concerned about, have an interest in.
*{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
, passage=And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir.}}
* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=May 27, author=Nathan Rabin, work=The Onion AV Club
, title= (label) To look after.
(label) To be mindful of.
Polite or formal way to say want.
an enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.
the passenger compartment of a lift
(hockey, water polo) the goal.
(US derogatory slang) automobile
(figuratively) Something that hinders freedom.
(athletics) The area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer.
(obsolete) A place of confinement for malefactors.
* Lovelace
An outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it.
(engineering) 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.
(mining) The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.
(baseball) The catcher's wire mask.
To put into a cage.
* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author=(Henry Petroski)
, title= To 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.
(figuratively) To restrict someone's movement or creativity.
In obsolete terms the difference between care and cage
is that care is grief, sorrow while cage is a place of confinement for malefactors.As a proper noun Cage is
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English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m), . See (m).Noun
Karen McVeigh
US rules human genes can't be patented, passage=The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.}}
Derived terms
* caregiving * Care Sunday * managed care * primary care * secondary care * take care of * tertiary careQuotations
* 1925 , Walter Anthony and Tom Reed (titles), Rupert Julian (director), The Phantom of the Opera , silent movie *: ‘Have a care , Buquet—ghosts like not to be seen or talked about!’Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .Verb
(car)TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992), passage=This newfound infatuation renders Bart uncharacteristically vulnerable. He suddenly has something to care about beyond causing trouble and makes a dramatic transformation from hell-raiser to gentleman about town.}}
Usage notes
* Sense 4. Most commonly found as an interrogative or negative sentence. * Sense 4. This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . SeeDerived terms
* becare * care forStatistics
*cage
English
Noun
(en noun)- We keep a bird in a cage .
- The tigers are in a cage to protect the public.
- The most dangerous prisoners are locked away in a cage .
- (Shakespeare)
- Stone walls do not a prison make, / Nor iron bars a cage .
- the cage of a staircase
- (Gwilt)
Derived terms
* birdcage * cageling * cagey * roll cageVerb
(cag)Geothermal Energy, volume=101, issue=4, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal.}}