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- Dictionarycage/keɪdʒ/
noun
- 1. a structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined: "she kept a canary in a cage"
verb
- 1. confine in a cage: "the parrot screamed, furious at being caged"
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CAGE definition: 1. a space surrounded on all sides by bars or wire, in which animals or birds are kept 2. a space…. Learn more.
1. : a box or enclosure having some openwork for confining or carrying animals (such as birds) 2. a. : a barred cell for confining prisoners. b. : a fenced area for prisoners of war. 3. : a framework serving as support. the steel cage of a skyscraper. 4. a. : an enclosure resembling a cage in form or purpose. a cashier's cage. b.
Cage definition: a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.. See examples of CAGE used in a sentence.
a space surrounded by wire or a net on three sides, which is used by baseball players to practice hitting the ball: She practiced for hours in a cage. My father set up a cage for me in our back yard. Synonym. batting cage. Fewer examples. A lion has escaped from its cage.
cage in American English. (keidʒ) (verb caged, caging) noun. 1. a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals. 2. anything that confines or imprisons; prison. 3. something resembling a cage in structure, as for a cashier or bank teller.
n. 1. A structure for confining birds or animals, enclosed on at least one side by a grating of wires or bars that lets in air and light. 2. A barred room or fenced enclosure for confining prisoners. 3. An enclosing openwork structure: placed a protective cage over the sapling; a bank teller's cage. 4.
A cage is a structure that keeps an animal captive. If you decide to raise a tiger in your bedroom, it's best to have a sturdy cage. Cage is equally at home as a noun or verb. For instance, a batting cage is fun, but a free bird does not desire you to cage it.
Definition of cage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Cage Definition. A box or enclosed structure made of wires, bars, etc., for confining birds or animals. A fenced-in area as for confining prisoners of war. An enclosing openwork structure. Placed a protective cage over the sapling; a bank teller's cage.
a container made of wire or metal bars used for keeping birds or animals in: a bird cage. See also. rib cage. (Definition of cage from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
