a cage for animals; a trap or snare for catching birds and beasts

things that restrict or confine people's freedom, such as old ideas, social rules, or shackles

a scheme or trick designed to deceive someone; a setup

to captivate or draw people to one's side; to use means to win people over or control them

(literary) to cover, include, or contain everything

(literary) to surpass or excel one's contemporaries or an entire era