cage

1 of 2

noun

ˈkāj

: a box or enclosure having some openwork for confining or carrying animals (such as birds)

: a barred cell for confining prisoners

: a fenced area for prisoners of war

: a framework serving as support

the steel cage of a skyscraper

: an enclosure resembling a cage in form or purpose

a cashier's 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

: batting cage

: a goal consisting of posts or a frame with a net attached (as in ice hockey)

: a large building containing an area for practicing outdoor sports and often adapted for indoor events

cageful

ˈkāj-ˌfu̇l How to pronounce cage (audio)

noun

cage

2 of 2

verb

caged; caging

transitive verb

: to confine or keep in or as if in a cage

: to drive (a puck, a shot, etc.) into a cage and score a goal

Example Sentences

Noun the dogs and cats at the animal shelter looked so sad in their cages Verb caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone up

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Abomination appeared in a seemingly throwaway cameo in 2021's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, fighting Wong in an underground cage match.

Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Her defense is thrown for a loop after footage is released of Blonksy’s recent escape, and his friendly cage match with Wong (Benedict Wong), as seen in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022 These professionals will likely rise to the top in the cage match for relevancy.

Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2022 Far from blending together into a kind of acoustic ecosystem, city noises tend to compete with one another to be heard—an auditory cage match wherein the loudest sound eventually wins.

John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 And they shouldn’t be treated like animals, just thrown in a cage and just be left alone and learn to fend for themselves with their situation, especially with the withdrawals.

Lisa Phu, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2022 On Saturday, the festival features two different parades: The kids’ bike and pet parade is first at noon, with children invited to bring their pets — as long as they’re leashed or in a cage — to take part.

Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 And sure enough, at that first meeting, Neil brought up the big problem, which was, ‘OK, our lead is naked and silent and in a cage for the entire pilot.

Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Aug. 2022 The clip was from a Ring camera and shows the tattoo shop owner striking a canine with a folding chair multiple times, as well as locking the dog in a cage, and pushing it down a hill.

Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022

Verb

Investments in border defenses since then, along with regular deportations by Iran and Turkey, both of which receive E.U. money to manage migration, have helped to cage Afghans within their own country.

New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022 This being the nation’s capital, a multiagency task force of more than half a dozen agencies has assembled a dragnet across city, state and federal lands to cage the wily bird.

James V. Grimaldi, WSJ, 1 May 2022 During an era that experienced record rates of inequality and modernization, Black Americans of the upper class carved a place for themselves in a world that worked to cage them in and paint them as inferior.

NBC News, 7 Mar. 2022 From an unbelievable drone show to cage riders, the contestants left the judges speechless at times.

Chloe Melas, CNN, 22 Feb. 2022 Adetiba says the successful outing taught her not to cage her audience.

Anita Patrick, CNN, 16 Aug. 2021 Securities regulators are trying to cage Elon Musk’s tweets.

Francesca Fontana, WSJ, 4 June 2021 In July, climbers cage the cones of those trees to foil the Clark’s nutcracker.

Jim Morrison, Wired, 24 Dec. 2020 Trump’s instinctive unilateralism, his belief that international institutions cage the U.S. rather than project its power, forced other nations to change their calculations about dealing with Washington.

Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin cavea "enclosure for poultry, cage, auditorium of a theater," of uncertain origin

Note: Latin cavea is usually taken to be a noun derivative of an unattested adjective *caveus, from cavus "hollow, concave" (see cave entry 1, hole entry 1), the sense "something hollow, cavity" being extended to "enclosed space" and then "enclosure"; however, -eus is normally a denominal suffix meaning "made of" (see -eous), so that the resulting sense of the derivative is not clear. Perhaps of relevance is the suffix of alveus "trough, hull, channel" (see alveolus).

Verb

derivative of cage entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	caging
释义	cage 1 of 2 noun ˈkāj 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 : 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 5 a : 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 cageful ˈkāj-ˌfu̇l noun cage 2 of 2 verb 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 Synonyms Noun coop corral hutch pen pound Verb box (in) closet coop (up) corral encage encase enclose inclose envelop fence (in) hedge hem (in) house immure include mew (up) pen wall (in) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun the dogs and cats at the animal shelter looked so sad in their cages Verb caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone up Recent Examples on the Web Noun Abomination appeared in a seemingly throwaway cameo in 2021's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, fighting Wong in an underground cage match. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Her defense is thrown for a loop after footage is released of Blonksy’s recent escape, and his friendly cage match with Wong (Benedict Wong), as seen in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022 These professionals will likely rise to the top in the cage match for relevancy. Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2022 Far from blending together into a kind of acoustic ecosystem, city noises tend to compete with one another to be heard—an auditory cage match wherein the loudest sound eventually wins. John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 And they shouldn’t be treated like animals, just thrown in a cage and just be left alone and learn to fend for themselves with their situation, especially with the withdrawals. Lisa Phu, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2022 On Saturday, the festival features two different parades: The kids’ bike and pet parade is first at noon, with children invited to bring their pets — as long as they’re leashed or in a cage — to take part. Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 And sure enough, at that first meeting, Neil brought up the big problem, which was, ‘OK, our lead is naked and silent and in a cage for the entire pilot. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Aug. 2022 The clip was from a Ring camera and shows the tattoo shop owner striking a canine with a folding chair multiple times, as well as locking the dog in a cage, and pushing it down a hill. Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 Verb Investments in border defenses since then, along with regular deportations by Iran and Turkey, both of which receive E.U. money to manage migration, have helped to cage Afghans within their own country. New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022 This being the nation’s capital, a multiagency task force of more than half a dozen agencies has assembled a dragnet across city, state and federal lands to cage the wily bird. James V. Grimaldi, WSJ, 1 May 2022 During an era that experienced record rates of inequality and modernization, Black Americans of the upper class carved a place for themselves in a world that worked to cage them in and paint them as inferior. NBC News, 7 Mar. 2022 From an unbelievable drone show to cage riders, the contestants left the judges speechless at times. Chloe Melas, CNN, 22 Feb. 2022 Adetiba says the successful outing taught her not to cage her audience. Anita Patrick, CNN, 16 Aug. 2021 Securities regulators are trying to cage Elon Musk’s tweets. Francesca Fontana, WSJ, 4 June 2021 In July, climbers cage the cones of those trees to foil the Clark’s nutcracker. Jim Morrison, Wired, 24 Dec. 2020 Trump’s instinctive unilateralism, his belief that international institutions cage the U.S. rather than project its power, forced other nations to change their calculations about dealing with Washington. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin cavea "enclosure for poultry, cage, auditorium of a theater," of uncertain origin Note: Latin cavea is usually taken to be a noun derivative of an unattested adjective caveus, from cavus* "hollow, concave" (see cave entry 1, hole entry 1), the sense "something hollow, cavity" being extended to "enclosed space" and then "enclosure"; however, -eus is normally a denominal suffix meaning "made of" (see -eous), so that the resulting sense of the derivative is not clear. Perhaps of relevance is the suffix of alveus "trough, hull, channel" (see alveolus). Verb derivative of cage entry 1 First Known Use Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing cage batting cage rattle someone's cage squirrel cage roll cage rib cage batting cage rattle someone's cage squirrel cage roll cage rib cage Kids Definition cage 1 of 2 noun ˈkāj 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 2 of 2 verb caged; caging : to put or keep in or as if in a cage She caged the birds together. Medical Definition cage noun ˈkāj : 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 Biographical Definition Cage biographical name ˈkāj John Milton 1912–1992 American composer caging verb present participle of cage as in housing to close or shut in by or as if by barriers caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone up Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance housing confining encasing enclosing surrounding including encaging closeting hedging penning corralling enveloping restricting limiting inclosing bounding immuring containing circumscribing cooping (up) encompassing encircling mewing (up) encapsulating fencing (in) hemming (in) enframing boxing (in) walling (in) enfolding ringing cocooning framing armoring ensheathing enlacing encysting encapsuling ensphering enwombing
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cage

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Phrases Containing cage

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