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cage (verb)

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  • cage — /keɪdʒ / (say kayj) noun 1. a box shaped receptacle or enclosure for confining birds or other animals, made with openwork of wires, bars, etc. 2. anything that confines or imprisons; prison. 3. something like a cage in structure or purpose. 4.… …  

  • cage in — verb confine in a cage The animal was caged • Syn: ↑cage • Derivationally related forms: ↑cage (for: ↑cage) • Hypernyms: ↑confine, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • cage — ► NOUN 1) a structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined. 2) any similar structure, in particular the compartment in a lift. ► VERB ▪ confine in or as if in a cage. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin cavea …   English terms dictionary

  • cage — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin cavea cavity, cage, from cavus hollow more at cave Date: 13th century 1. a box or enclosure having some openwork for confining or carrying animals (as birds) 2. a. a barred cell for …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cage — 1. noun /keɪdʒ/ a) an enclosure made of bars b) the passenger compartment of a lift 2. verb /keɪdʒ/ a) to put into a cage b) To track individual responses to …   Wiktionary

  • cage — noun 1》 a structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined. 2》 a structure of crossing bars or wires designed to hold or support something.     ↘an open framework forming the compartment in a lift.     ↘Baseball a portable… …   English new terms dictionary

  • cage — 1 noun (C) a structure made of wires or bars in which birds or animals can be kept 2 verb 1 (T) to put or keep something in a cage: caged birds 2 feel caged in to feel uncomfortable and annoyed because you cannot go outside …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • cage — 1. noun the lion s cage Syn: enclosure, pen, pound, coop, hutch, birdcage, aviary 2. verb they were caged up like animals Syn: confine, shut in/up, pen, coop up, enclose …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • cage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. enclosure, bars; aviary, pen. v. t. restrain, imprison, incarcerate, pen. See restraint. Ant., set free, release. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. coop, pen, mew, crate; see enclosure 1 , jail , pen 1 . III… …   English dictionary for students

  • cage — 1. noun animals in cages Syn: enclosure, pen, pound; coop, hutch; birdcage, aviary; corral 2. verb many animals are caged Syn: confine, shut in/up, pen, coop up, fence in, immure …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • rattle someone's cage — verb to demand attention; to nag, nudge, or remind Nobody has corrected the problem yet, so its time to rattle their cage …   Wiktionary

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