cage
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Definition of cage
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1 : a box or enclosure having some openwork for confining or carrying animals (such as birds)
2a : 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
4a : an enclosure resembling a cage in form or purpose a cashier's cage
b : 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 cage
b : 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
cage
verbDefinition of cage (Entry 2 of 3)
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
Cage
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Definition of Cage (Entry 3 of 3)
John Milton 1912–1992 American composer
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Synonyms for cage
Synonyms: Noun
coop, corral, hutch, pen, pound
Synonyms: Verb
box (in), closet, coop (up), corral, encage, encase, enclose (also inclose), envelop, fence (in), hedge, hem (in), house, immure, include, mew (up), pen, wall (in)
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Examples of cage in a Sentence
Noun
the dogs and cats at the animal shelter looked so sad in their cagesVerb
caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone upRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Another lion cub is adjusting to life in a Dutch big cat center after a jogger ran into it last month in a cage dumped in a field in the central Netherlands. — John Leicester, The Seattle Times, "Causing an uproar: Lion-car combo the latest in selfie bling," 14 Nov. 2018 But the shuttle stayed stationary, and my phone was dead, a black rectangular void; the Company’s shuttles were essentially rolling Faraday cages: no wireless service allowed. — Verge Staff, The Verge, "Seven scary stories to tell by the light of your screen," 31 Oct. 2018 The group against Prop 12 is called Californians Against Cruelty, Cages, and Fraud, which claims on its site that Prop 12 would actually reinstitute the smaller cages that California voters elected to outlaw in 2008 with Prop 2. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "Environmental Measures on the 2018 Midterm Election Ballots You Should Know About," 18 Oct. 2018 Are cubicles cages that keep us from our colleagues? — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "Fritz Hansen’s new seating makes open plan offices more bearable," 10 Oct. 2018 Like the Omen Obelisk, Acer includes plenty of windows, but Acer builds in a metallic cage to help reduce electromagnetic interference. — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, "Acer, Alienware, and HP have all announced desktops with GeForce RTX," 20 Aug. 2018 Stake or cage taller varieties so that the stems do not break in strong winds or due to a heavy fruit load. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "A Step-by-Step Guide to Growing Peppers," 19 Aug. 2018 Next, the test pilots will fly the aircraft over populated communities around 2023 to see if the X-59 does what it was designed to do: break the sound barrier without rattling the cages of those below with sonic booms. — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, "Quiet Boom: Meet the NASA Test Pilot Who'll Fly the Next Supersonic X-Plane," 15 Aug. 2018 His memories from that period aren’t all that pleasant — small, dark cages and pacing lions. — David Scharfenberg, BostonGlobe.com, "Did humans drive this polar bear insane?," 13 July 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
But sounds of wailing toddlers separated from their parents and images of children held alone behind metal caging proved too much for Cruz and many in his party. — Washington Post, "Ground Game: Will family separation outcry hurt Texas GOP?," 29 June 2018 When that failed, the children of David and Louise Turpin were caged, Deputy District Attorney Kevin Beecham said. — Brian Melley, Fox News, "Prosecutor: Abused kids upbringing like 'Lord of the Flies'," 22 June 2018 The jacket Melania Trump wore to visit caged immigrant children. — CBS News, "Melania Trump doubles-down with "I really don't care" jacket," 21 June 2018 The White House contends that migrants have a right to be caged with their family members (except for those who have already been separated from their children, who aren’t necessarily entitled to ever see their kids again). — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "We Owe Central American Migrants Much More Than This," 21 June 2018 But the judiciary says that child migrants have a right not to be caged, at all. — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "We Owe Central American Migrants Much More Than This," 21 June 2018 Back when those kids were being caged, the president of the United States had a zero tolerance policy for people who crossed without the right papers. — Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, "Mom, why did they put the kids in cages? One day adults will have to explain the shame," 19 June 2018 Colorado Parks and Wildlife caught and caged the bear. — Patty Hodapp, Outside Online, "The Man Who Survived a Rattler, Bear, and Shark Attack," 10 July 2018 Potomac Watch Podcast Potomac Watch Podcast About 2,300 kids have been separated from their parents since May, and pictures of caged toddlers and recordings of crying babies have resulted in the biggest public backlash of the Trump Presidency. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Trump’s Immigration Choice," 20 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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cage
nounFinancial Definition of cage
What It Is
A cage is a department in a brokerage firm.
How It Works
The cage is a physical location in which people at a brokerage firm handle physical securities and certificates. The location is called a cage because it usually has bars or other barriers to prevent other people from entering and exiting, and it usually has a vault.
Why It Matters
The cage is a crucial part of any brokerage firm's operations because it ensures that clients' physical certificates are kept safe and sound, and that the right securities are exchanged in transactions.
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cage
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English Language Learners Definition of cage
: a box made of wire or metal bars in which people keep animals or birds
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Kids Definition of cage
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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
cage
verbKids Definition of cage (Entry 2 of 2)
: to put or keep in or as if in a cage She caged the birds together.
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Medical 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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