Definition of cage
1 : a box or enclosure having some openwork for confining or carrying animals (such as birds)
2a : a barred cell for confining prisonersb : a fenced area for prisoners of war
3 : a framework serving as support the steel cage of a skyscraper
4a : an enclosure resembling a cage in form or purpose a cashier's cageb : an arrangement of atoms or molecules so bonded as to enclose a space in which another atom or ion (as of a metal) can reside
5a : batting cageb : a goal consisting of posts or a frame with a net attached (as in ice hockey)
6 : a large building containing an area for practicing outdoor sports and often adapted for indoor events
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Examples of cage in a Sentence
the dogs and cats at the animal shelter looked so sad in their cages
Origin and Etymology of cage
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin cavea cavity, cage, from cavus hollow — more at cave
cage
Definition of cage
caged
;caging
transitive verb
1 : to confine or keep in or as if in a cage
2 : to drive (a puck, a shot, etc.) into a cage and score a goal
Examples of cage in a Sentence
caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone up
First Known Use of cage
1577
CAGE Defined for English Language Learners
cage
playDefinition of cage for English Language Learners
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: a box made of wire or metal bars in which people keep animals or birds
CAGE Defined for Kids
Definition of cage for Students
1 : a box or enclosure that has large openings covered usually with wire net or bars and is used for keeping birds or animals a hamster cage
2 : an enclosure like a cage in shape or purpose a bank teller's cage
Definition of cage for Students
caged
;caging
: to put or keep in or as if in a cage She caged the birds together.
Medical Dictionary
cage
playMedical Definition of cage
: an arrangement of atoms or molecules so bonded as to enclose a space in which another atom or ion (as of a metal) can reside
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