Definition of cage in English:

cage

noun keɪdʒkeɪdʒ

1A structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined.
she kept a canary in a cage
figurative his cage of loneliness
Example sentencesExamples
- Even if you don't own a bird, these splendid cages make for unusual and decorative souvenirs with a distinctively Chinese look.
- Living space does not include a structure, such as a doghouse, in which an animal is not confined, or a cage, crate, or other structure in which the animal is temporarily confined.
- Birds chirped in cages hanging by the front doors of houses.
- The primary source of water used for cleaning the animal cages and enclosures, the lake is also the place where the zoo eventually plans to release a large number of water birds.
- They said many animals were in inadequate cages, including kittens in an empty food container with nothing to play with, and said the place stank.
- Animals remain locked in cages from closing time at 5 p.m. until 8 the next morning.
- Do the same around the cages of small animals or birds.
- Quite impressed with their reverence, she walked over to the cage and placed her birds in the cage with them.
- In the old cages, animals injured themselves while on the move, wildlife authorities acknowledge.
- But I felt sad for the animals because their cages are so small.
- It literally dumped cages of birds onto a pair of conveyor belts, which were activated when you activated the hanging belt.
- Due to the severe heat, most animals remain within their cages and predictably, the visitors are disappointed.
- The movements were smooth and natural, not at all like the juddering actions of a machine and Alan watched in awe as the tortoise craned left and right to take in his surroundings, including the cages of animals.
- Small sprinklers have been installed at select areas in the zoo and water is being sprinkled periodically throughout the day on cages to keep the animals cool.
- Carry-bags and bottles, which are discarded on the premises after use, find their way to the vicinity of animal cages and enclosures.
- One of them had been partitioned with a sheet of corrugated plastic separating two caged birds into even smaller cages.
- What about keeping animals and birds in cages - that has to be cruel.
- It comes as no surprise that the lives of animals held in cages is miserable, best efforts to prove otherwise notwithstanding.
- And any animal that lives in a cage, from birds to gerbils, will produce droppings that can attract mold and dust.
- In it the Committee observed that the housing and upkeep of lab animals was not satisfactory, nor were the animal cages and rooms in which they were kept.
Synonyms
enclosure, pen, pound
coop, hutch, crate
birdcage, aviary, mew
North American corral
1. 1.1 A prison cell or camp.
  inside the cage, three handcuffed prisoners were fighting
  each cage had a commanding officer who acted on behalf of the prisoners
  Example sentencesExamples
  Then he made him limp into a prison cage and locked him in.
  Angel and Lucius meet for an hour a day for exercise in a cage on the prison roof.
  The guards ran to the cages where the prisoner brawls disturbed the whole dungeon.
  Handcuffed or in cages, people convicted of no crime are transported to and from these centres in high-security vehicles.
  Green uniformed prisoners paced bare concrete cages with not a blade of grass or a single ornament in sight.
  The camp consists of small cages with chain-link sides, no bathrooms, concrete floors and metal roofs.
  The cages and guardhouse all suggested close surveillance of the bunker and its contents.
  As his vision spanned across the Prison, he saw cages that could hardly fit a small bed, side by side.
  Inside the cages, the prisoners remain manacled.
  Ministry staff were terrified of the minister - terrified that they would end up in a cage in the basement prison if they displeased him in some way.
  He first worked as a translator in the prisoners' cages.
  Black metal guard cages overlook the cell block, and it was in one of these that the 1959 prison riot began when two men managed to overpower a guard.
  The shutters of derelict buildings creaked and groaned like mall nourished prisoners in cages as he passed them.
  The so-called exercise yards consist of 25 x 18 foot cages, with prisoners only allowed to exercise alone, wearing manacles.
  The horses were fed and watered as the guard who stopped them dragged me from the cage and towards a cell.
  Irony drips as the lover's bed is transformed into a prison cage and back again.
  She'd awakened in a cell - a cage - her clothes gone, a blanket by her side.
  They ran towards the voice and into a room where four cages held four prisoners.
  Such demands would only mean substituting many small cages for one central prison.
  He looked around and saw that he was in a cell, a cage.
  Synonyms
  snare, net
2. 1.2 An open framework forming the compartment in a lift.
  we passed the lift shafts, each with its rattling metal cage
  Example sentencesExamples
  When I arrived at the southern rim, the rescuers were all standing silent watching one of these cages being lifted out of the ruins.
  The wind flowed from the respective blower is bypassed the illuminators, thereby entering into the inside of the elevator cage.
  At around 17:20, the victim undertook the last work for the day by loading a carrying cart into the cage of the elevator, pushing the button for the second floor and the elevator ascended to the second floor.
  The elevator uses no cables and is propelled by a system comprising of stators along the shaft and translators on the elevator cage.
3. 1.3 A structure of crossing bars or wires designed to hold or support something.
  the bottle slots into a light cage on the bike's frame
  Example sentencesExamples
  Larger capacity water bottles only allow you to carry a limited amount of water - even when you outfit your bike with multiple cages.
  We drilled into several terrace units, and measured the actual depth of the concrete covering the reinforcement cages.
  Support your plants with cages, stakes, or trellises.
  Though you will have to look through the affixed mesh cage designed to keep those pesky angst filled teenagers from making life difficult for the street cleaners.
  The heart of the stagecoach's chassis design is a strong cage that surrounds the passenger compartment and supports cargo on the roof.
  A wire cage around each container supports the plants as they grow.
  Jeff's original design used commercial tomato cages, with one pepper plant per cage.
  These cages were originally designed for the purpose, as they make it easier to stand the cylinders up and at the same time protect the valves from knocks.
  She has paid for wire cages on rear windows and her insurance payments are increasing.
4. 1.4Baseball A portable backstop situated behind the batter during batting practice.
  Example sentencesExamples
  You can step into a batter's cage and hit a few out of the ballpark with one of the baseball games, or go for the gold in racing, skateboarding or tennis.
  To the right is the batting-practice cage, where we lean the costumes upside-down.
  The two spent early mornings in the indoor batting cages during spring workouts and are constantly gabbing by the cage in batting practice.
  Dad had placed us directly behind the home plate cage to avoid having any random balls flying at us.
  They are taking extra swings in the cage and extra bunting practice.
5. 1.5 A soccer or hockey goal made from a network frame.
  Example sentencesExamples
  A prominent measure of both victorious projects was the removal of the ‘soccer cage’ as an enclosure traditionally dominated by boys and male teenagers.
  I broke a goalie's cage with my wrist shot.
  It all began with a variety of events in the workshops, the half pipe, the basketball court, the soccer cage, the children's area and last but not least the karaoke tent.

verb keɪdʒkeɪdʒ

[with object]

1Confine in a cage.
the parrot screamed, furious at being caged
Example sentencesExamples
- Older birds must be caged at all times to avoid them attacking each other, or pigs, dogs and humans.
- Residents were worried it would spoil their view and cage them in.
- Make sure that the bird is caged and the cage is covered by a thin cloth or sheet to provide security and filtered light.
- There are no performing dogs, caged lions or clowns.
- Instead of being caged, animals and birds have to be allowed the pleasure and security of their natural surroundings, he said.
- A dog snarled at us viciously but he was caged and couldn't get at us.
- These hens may not be caged over a manure pit, but they are walking around in it.
- In future, should I leave the house I will cage the dogs no matter who else is in the house with them.
- Our first thoughts were that it was an escaped caged bird.
- Two other caged lions and a horse were also in the entrance to the disco, she said.
- The trick is to cage these animal natures in effective institutions: education, the law, government.
- The evacuation began with moving out the yaks, continued with tranquilizing the eight large cats and finished with caging the birds.
- One of them had been partitioned with a sheet of corrugated plastic separating two caged birds into even smaller cages.
- If he passed markets where caged birds were sold, he would buy them purely to let the birds fly free.
- The caged bird only sings at night because it was caught and caged when singing during the day.
- The dogs, cats and birds were mostly caged, often in pairs and sometimes in threes.
- As soon as they get on the bus they act like caged animals trying to get out.
- She has the air of a bird which doesn't want to be caged or tamed.
- Fresh fruit cascades down stone-flagged stairs, caged birds sing in colourful indoor gardens but the price of drinks will keep you sober!
- If a dog kills something it is destroyed immediately; it is not caged for the rest of its life.
Synonyms
confine, shut in/up, pen, lock up, coop up, immure, incarcerate, imprison, impound
mew
North American corral
1. 1.1informal Put in prison.
  five more teenage thugs were caged yesterday
  Example sentencesExamples
  He wants to cage suspects for up to 90 days without trial.
  The only cure is for them to be caged in solid concrete walls.
  Two teenage thugs chiefly responsible were caged for seven years each after admitting causing grievous bodily harm.
  The violent sadistic few tend to go on with maiming and violence until someone dies or they are caged.
  We urge law enforcement agencies to cage the erring or even unruly drivers to restore order on roads and in stations.
  The 14 prisoners, guilty and innocent alike, were then caged in a specially built eleven foot wooden cell on the top deck.
  That May, police all but closed down the anti-capitalist protest along London's Oxford Street, caging thousands of people for more than six hours.
  The four attackers were caged for a total of 18-and-a-half years at Manchester Crown Court this week.
  In July he made a personal appeal to the community to help cage a pervert who subjected a mother of two to a horrifying sex attack, after a poor public response to an e-fit picture.
  The five, all of Holme Wood, Bradford, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob and were caged for a total of 34 and a half years.
  David's family were at Manchester Crown Court when the man was caged for life after admitting murder.
  He'd be caged for the rest of his life, and no one would care whether he'd killed that baby or not.
  Two teenage boys smirked as they left the dock after being caged for a total of six years for a 24-hour violent crime spree.
  You put his picture up in the Post Office and you go after him until this public enemy is caged.
  They are caged indefinitely on the ‘suspicion of the home secretary’.
  The man, 30, was caged for life yesterday for killing a pensioner and maiming a student, both total strangers to him.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin cavea.

jail from Middle English:
The words jail and cage (Middle English) both go back to Latin cavea ‘hollow, cave, cell’, from cavus ‘hollow’ the source of cave. In Late Latin the -ea at the end of cavea softened to a ‘ya’ or ‘ja’ sound, which explains the sound changes between the source and the forms we use. Jail arrived in medieval English in two forms, from Old French jaiole and Anglo-Norman gaole, which survives in the old-fashioned British spelling gaol.

Rhymes

age, assuage, backstage, downstage, engage, enrage, gage, gauge, mage, multistage, offstage, onstage, Osage, page, Paige, rage, rampage, sage, stage, swage, under-age, upstage, wage

Definition of cage in US English:

cage

nounkeɪdʒkāj

1A structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined.
she kept a canary in a cage
figurative his cage of loneliness
Example sentencesExamples
- Do the same around the cages of small animals or birds.
- What about keeping animals and birds in cages - that has to be cruel.
- It literally dumped cages of birds onto a pair of conveyor belts, which were activated when you activated the hanging belt.
- In the old cages, animals injured themselves while on the move, wildlife authorities acknowledge.
- One of them had been partitioned with a sheet of corrugated plastic separating two caged birds into even smaller cages.
- It comes as no surprise that the lives of animals held in cages is miserable, best efforts to prove otherwise notwithstanding.
- The movements were smooth and natural, not at all like the juddering actions of a machine and Alan watched in awe as the tortoise craned left and right to take in his surroundings, including the cages of animals.
- Due to the severe heat, most animals remain within their cages and predictably, the visitors are disappointed.
- They said many animals were in inadequate cages, including kittens in an empty food container with nothing to play with, and said the place stank.
- And any animal that lives in a cage, from birds to gerbils, will produce droppings that can attract mold and dust.
- But I felt sad for the animals because their cages are so small.
- The primary source of water used for cleaning the animal cages and enclosures, the lake is also the place where the zoo eventually plans to release a large number of water birds.
- Even if you don't own a bird, these splendid cages make for unusual and decorative souvenirs with a distinctively Chinese look.
- Living space does not include a structure, such as a doghouse, in which an animal is not confined, or a cage, crate, or other structure in which the animal is temporarily confined.
- Quite impressed with their reverence, she walked over to the cage and placed her birds in the cage with them.
- Carry-bags and bottles, which are discarded on the premises after use, find their way to the vicinity of animal cages and enclosures.
- In it the Committee observed that the housing and upkeep of lab animals was not satisfactory, nor were the animal cages and rooms in which they were kept.
- Birds chirped in cages hanging by the front doors of houses.
- Small sprinklers have been installed at select areas in the zoo and water is being sprinkled periodically throughout the day on cages to keep the animals cool.
- Animals remain locked in cages from closing time at 5 p.m. until 8 the next morning.
Synonyms
enclosure, pen, pound
1. 1.1 A prison cell or camp.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Angel and Lucius meet for an hour a day for exercise in a cage on the prison roof.
  They ran towards the voice and into a room where four cages held four prisoners.
  The horses were fed and watered as the guard who stopped them dragged me from the cage and towards a cell.
  Ministry staff were terrified of the minister - terrified that they would end up in a cage in the basement prison if they displeased him in some way.
  He looked around and saw that he was in a cell, a cage.
  The shutters of derelict buildings creaked and groaned like mall nourished prisoners in cages as he passed them.
  Inside the cages, the prisoners remain manacled.
  Black metal guard cages overlook the cell block, and it was in one of these that the 1959 prison riot began when two men managed to overpower a guard.
  The cages and guardhouse all suggested close surveillance of the bunker and its contents.
  Such demands would only mean substituting many small cages for one central prison.
  She'd awakened in a cell - a cage - her clothes gone, a blanket by her side.
  Irony drips as the lover's bed is transformed into a prison cage and back again.
  Then he made him limp into a prison cage and locked him in.
  Green uniformed prisoners paced bare concrete cages with not a blade of grass or a single ornament in sight.
  The so-called exercise yards consist of 25 x 18 foot cages, with prisoners only allowed to exercise alone, wearing manacles.
  The guards ran to the cages where the prisoner brawls disturbed the whole dungeon.
  He first worked as a translator in the prisoners' cages.
  Handcuffed or in cages, people convicted of no crime are transported to and from these centres in high-security vehicles.
  As his vision spanned across the Prison, he saw cages that could hardly fit a small bed, side by side.
  The camp consists of small cages with chain-link sides, no bathrooms, concrete floors and metal roofs.
  Synonyms
  snare, net
2. 1.2 An open framework forming the compartment in an elevator.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The elevator uses no cables and is propelled by a system comprising of stators along the shaft and translators on the elevator cage.
  When I arrived at the southern rim, the rescuers were all standing silent watching one of these cages being lifted out of the ruins.
  The wind flowed from the respective blower is bypassed the illuminators, thereby entering into the inside of the elevator cage.
  At around 17:20, the victim undertook the last work for the day by loading a carrying cart into the cage of the elevator, pushing the button for the second floor and the elevator ascended to the second floor.
3. 1.3 A structure of crossing bars or wires designed to hold or support something.
  Example sentencesExamples
  She has paid for wire cages on rear windows and her insurance payments are increasing.
  Jeff's original design used commercial tomato cages, with one pepper plant per cage.
  Though you will have to look through the affixed mesh cage designed to keep those pesky angst filled teenagers from making life difficult for the street cleaners.
  We drilled into several terrace units, and measured the actual depth of the concrete covering the reinforcement cages.
  The heart of the stagecoach's chassis design is a strong cage that surrounds the passenger compartment and supports cargo on the roof.
  A wire cage around each container supports the plants as they grow.
  These cages were originally designed for the purpose, as they make it easier to stand the cylinders up and at the same time protect the valves from knocks.
  Larger capacity water bottles only allow you to carry a limited amount of water - even when you outfit your bike with multiple cages.
  Support your plants with cages, stakes, or trellises.
4. 1.4Baseball A portable backstop situated behind the batter during batting practice.
  Example sentencesExamples
  To the right is the batting-practice cage, where we lean the costumes upside-down.
  They are taking extra swings in the cage and extra bunting practice.
  You can step into a batter's cage and hit a few out of the ballpark with one of the baseball games, or go for the gold in racing, skateboarding or tennis.
  Dad had placed us directly behind the home plate cage to avoid having any random balls flying at us.
  The two spent early mornings in the indoor batting cages during spring workouts and are constantly gabbing by the cage in batting practice.
5. 1.5 (in hockey and other games) a goal made from a network frame.
  Example sentencesExamples
  I broke a goalie's cage with my wrist shot.
  It all began with a variety of events in the workshops, the half pipe, the basketball court, the soccer cage, the children's area and last but not least the karaoke tent.
  A prominent measure of both victorious projects was the removal of the ‘soccer cage’ as an enclosure traditionally dominated by boys and male teenagers.
6. 1.6 An indoor athletic facility with areas fenced off for security.
  Example sentencesExamples
  He lost 11 pounds during spring training and figures most of it came off when he worked in hot indoor cages.
  Reflecting on the enthusiasm in high offices for university extravaganzas, Charlie wonders about the proposed multi-million dollar athletic cage.
  Then, it's through the dugout, up a tunnel, down a hall and into an indoor cage.
  Once the game begins, he will watch a few innings, then go to an indoor cage.
  You can imagine how useful such a flag can be when you want to cheer up a drab corner of the campus or decorate a really big space like an auditorium or athletic cage.

verbkeɪdʒkāj

[with object]usually be caged

1Confine in or as in a cage.
the parrot screamed, furious at being caged
Example sentencesExamples
- Residents were worried it would spoil their view and cage them in.
- She has the air of a bird which doesn't want to be caged or tamed.
- If a dog kills something it is destroyed immediately; it is not caged for the rest of its life.
- There are no performing dogs, caged lions or clowns.
- The dogs, cats and birds were mostly caged, often in pairs and sometimes in threes.
- Our first thoughts were that it was an escaped caged bird.
- One of them had been partitioned with a sheet of corrugated plastic separating two caged birds into even smaller cages.
- These hens may not be caged over a manure pit, but they are walking around in it.
- As soon as they get on the bus they act like caged animals trying to get out.
- The trick is to cage these animal natures in effective institutions: education, the law, government.
- The caged bird only sings at night because it was caught and caged when singing during the day.
- A dog snarled at us viciously but he was caged and couldn't get at us.
- Fresh fruit cascades down stone-flagged stairs, caged birds sing in colourful indoor gardens but the price of drinks will keep you sober!
- The evacuation began with moving out the yaks, continued with tranquilizing the eight large cats and finished with caging the birds.
- If he passed markets where caged birds were sold, he would buy them purely to let the birds fly free.
- Make sure that the bird is caged and the cage is covered by a thin cloth or sheet to provide security and filtered light.
- In future, should I leave the house I will cage the dogs no matter who else is in the house with them.
- Older birds must be caged at all times to avoid them attacking each other, or pigs, dogs and humans.
- Two other caged lions and a horse were also in the entrance to the disco, she said.
- Instead of being caged, animals and birds have to be allowed the pleasure and security of their natural surroundings, he said.
Synonyms
confine, shut in, shut up, pen, lock up, coop up, immure, incarcerate, imprison, impound
1. 1.1informal Put in prison.
  Example sentencesExamples
  David's family were at Manchester Crown Court when the man was caged for life after admitting murder.
  Two teenage thugs chiefly responsible were caged for seven years each after admitting causing grievous bodily harm.
  The violent sadistic few tend to go on with maiming and violence until someone dies or they are caged.
  We urge law enforcement agencies to cage the erring or even unruly drivers to restore order on roads and in stations.
  The five, all of Holme Wood, Bradford, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob and were caged for a total of 34 and a half years.
  He wants to cage suspects for up to 90 days without trial.
  They are caged indefinitely on the ‘suspicion of the home secretary’.
  In July he made a personal appeal to the community to help cage a pervert who subjected a mother of two to a horrifying sex attack, after a poor public response to an e-fit picture.
  That May, police all but closed down the anti-capitalist protest along London's Oxford Street, caging thousands of people for more than six hours.
  Two teenage boys smirked as they left the dock after being caged for a total of six years for a 24-hour violent crime spree.
  The 14 prisoners, guilty and innocent alike, were then caged in a specially built eleven foot wooden cell on the top deck.
  The man, 30, was caged for life yesterday for killing a pensioner and maiming a student, both total strangers to him.
  He'd be caged for the rest of his life, and no one would care whether he'd killed that baby or not.
  The four attackers were caged for a total of 18-and-a-half years at Manchester Crown Court this week.
  You put his picture up in the Post Office and you go after him until this public enemy is caged.
  The only cure is for them to be caged in solid concrete walls.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin cavea.

单词	cage
释义	Definition of cage in English: cage noun keɪdʒkeɪdʒ 1A structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined. she kept a canary in a cage figurative his cage of loneliness Example sentencesExamples Even if you don't own a bird, these splendid cages make for unusual and decorative souvenirs with a distinctively Chinese look. Living space does not include a structure, such as a doghouse, in which an animal is not confined, or a cage, crate, or other structure in which the animal is temporarily confined. Birds chirped in cages hanging by the front doors of houses. The primary source of water used for cleaning the animal cages and enclosures, the lake is also the place where the zoo eventually plans to release a large number of water birds. They said many animals were in inadequate cages, including kittens in an empty food container with nothing to play with, and said the place stank. Animals remain locked in cages from closing time at 5 p.m. until 8 the next morning. Do the same around the cages of small animals or birds. Quite impressed with their reverence, she walked over to the cage and placed her birds in the cage with them. In the old cages, animals injured themselves while on the move, wildlife authorities acknowledge. But I felt sad for the animals because their cages are so small. It literally dumped cages of birds onto a pair of conveyor belts, which were activated when you activated the hanging belt. Due to the severe heat, most animals remain within their cages and predictably, the visitors are disappointed. The movements were smooth and natural, not at all like the juddering actions of a machine and Alan watched in awe as the tortoise craned left and right to take in his surroundings, including the cages of animals. Small sprinklers have been installed at select areas in the zoo and water is being sprinkled periodically throughout the day on cages to keep the animals cool. Carry-bags and bottles, which are discarded on the premises after use, find their way to the vicinity of animal cages and enclosures. One of them had been partitioned with a sheet of corrugated plastic separating two caged birds into even smaller cages. What about keeping animals and birds in cages - that has to be cruel. It comes as no surprise that the lives of animals held in cages is miserable, best efforts to prove otherwise notwithstanding. And any animal that lives in a cage, from birds to gerbils, will produce droppings that can attract mold and dust. In it the Committee observed that the housing and upkeep of lab animals was not satisfactory, nor were the animal cages and rooms in which they were kept. Synonyms enclosure, pen, pound coop, hutch, crate birdcage, aviary, mew North American corral 1.1 A prison cell or camp. inside the cage, three handcuffed prisoners were fighting each cage had a commanding officer who acted on behalf of the prisoners Example sentencesExamples Then he made him limp into a prison cage and locked him in. Angel and Lucius meet for an hour a day for exercise in a cage on the prison roof. The guards ran to the cages where the prisoner brawls disturbed the whole dungeon. Handcuffed or in cages, people convicted of no crime are transported to and from these centres in high-security vehicles. Green uniformed prisoners paced bare concrete cages with not a blade of grass or a single ornament in sight. The camp consists of small cages with chain-link sides, no bathrooms, concrete floors and metal roofs. The cages and guardhouse all suggested close surveillance of the bunker and its contents. As his vision spanned across the Prison, he saw cages that could hardly fit a small bed, side by side. Inside the cages, the prisoners remain manacled. Ministry staff were terrified of the minister - terrified that they would end up in a cage in the basement prison if they displeased him in some way. He first worked as a translator in the prisoners' cages. Black metal guard cages overlook the cell block, and it was in one of these that the 1959 prison riot began when two men managed to overpower a guard. The shutters of derelict buildings creaked and groaned like mall nourished prisoners in cages as he passed them. The so-called exercise yards consist of 25 x 18 foot cages, with prisoners only allowed to exercise alone, wearing manacles. The horses were fed and watered as the guard who stopped them dragged me from the cage and towards a cell. Irony drips as the lover's bed is transformed into a prison cage and back again. She'd awakened in a cell - a cage - her clothes gone, a blanket by her side. They ran towards the voice and into a room where four cages held four prisoners. Such demands would only mean substituting many small cages for one central prison. He looked around and saw that he was in a cell, a cage. Synonyms snare, net 1.2 An open framework forming the compartment in a lift. we passed the lift shafts, each with its rattling metal cage Example sentencesExamples When I arrived at the southern rim, the rescuers were all standing silent watching one of these cages being lifted out of the ruins. The wind flowed from the respective blower is bypassed the illuminators, thereby entering into the inside of the elevator cage. At around 17:20, the victim undertook the last work for the day by loading a carrying cart into the cage of the elevator, pushing the button for the second floor and the elevator ascended to the second floor. The elevator uses no cables and is propelled by a system comprising of stators along the shaft and translators on the elevator cage. 1.3 A structure of crossing bars or wires designed to hold or support something. the bottle slots into a light cage on the bike's frame Example sentencesExamples Larger capacity water bottles only allow you to carry a limited amount of water - even when you outfit your bike with multiple cages. We drilled into several terrace units, and measured the actual depth of the concrete covering the reinforcement cages. Support your plants with cages, stakes, or trellises. Though you will have to look through the affixed mesh cage designed to keep those pesky angst filled teenagers from making life difficult for the street cleaners. The heart of the stagecoach's chassis design is a strong cage that surrounds the passenger compartment and supports cargo on the roof. A wire cage around each container supports the plants as they grow. Jeff's original design used commercial tomato cages, with one pepper plant per cage. These cages were originally designed for the purpose, as they make it easier to stand the cylinders up and at the same time protect the valves from knocks. She has paid for wire cages on rear windows and her insurance payments are increasing. 1.4Baseball A portable backstop situated behind the batter during batting practice. Example sentencesExamples You can step into a batter's cage and hit a few out of the ballpark with one of the baseball games, or go for the gold in racing, skateboarding or tennis. To the right is the batting-practice cage, where we lean the costumes upside-down. The two spent early mornings in the indoor batting cages during spring workouts and are constantly gabbing by the cage in batting practice. Dad had placed us directly behind the home plate cage to avoid having any random balls flying at us. They are taking extra swings in the cage and extra bunting practice. 1.5 A soccer or hockey goal made from a network frame. Example sentencesExamples A prominent measure of both victorious projects was the removal of the ‘soccer cage’ as an enclosure traditionally dominated by boys and male teenagers. I broke a goalie's cage with my wrist shot. It all began with a variety of events in the workshops, the half pipe, the basketball court, the soccer cage, the children's area and last but not least the karaoke tent. verb keɪdʒkeɪdʒ [with object] 1Confine in a cage. the parrot screamed, furious at being caged Example sentencesExamples Older birds must be caged at all times to avoid them attacking each other, or pigs, dogs and humans. Residents were worried it would spoil their view and cage them in. Make sure that the bird is caged and the cage is covered by a thin cloth or sheet to provide security and filtered light. There are no performing dogs, caged lions or clowns. Instead of being caged, animals and birds have to be allowed the pleasure and security of their natural surroundings, he said. A dog snarled at us viciously but he was caged and couldn't get at us. These hens may not be caged over a manure pit, but they are walking around in it. In future, should I leave the house I will cage the dogs no matter who else is in the house with them. Our first thoughts were that it was an escaped caged bird. Two other caged lions and a horse were also in the entrance to the disco, she said. The trick is to cage these animal natures in effective institutions: education, the law, government. The evacuation began with moving out the yaks, continued with tranquilizing the eight large cats and finished with caging the birds. One of them had been partitioned with a sheet of corrugated plastic separating two caged birds into even smaller cages. If he passed markets where caged birds were sold, he would buy them purely to let the birds fly free. The caged bird only sings at night because it was caught and caged when singing during the day. The dogs, cats and birds were mostly caged, often in pairs and sometimes in threes. As soon as they get on the bus they act like caged animals trying to get out. She has the air of a bird which doesn't want to be caged or tamed. Fresh fruit cascades down stone-flagged stairs, caged birds sing in colourful indoor gardens but the price of drinks will keep you sober! If a dog kills something it is destroyed immediately; it is not caged for the rest of its life. Synonyms confine, shut in/up, pen, lock up, coop up, immure, incarcerate, imprison, impound mew North American corral 1.1informal Put in prison. five more teenage thugs were caged yesterday Example sentencesExamples He wants to cage suspects for up to 90 days without trial. The only cure is for them to be caged in solid concrete walls. Two teenage thugs chiefly responsible were caged for seven years each after admitting causing grievous bodily harm. The violent sadistic few tend to go on with maiming and violence until someone dies or they are caged. We urge law enforcement agencies to cage the erring or even unruly drivers to restore order on roads and in stations. The 14 prisoners, guilty and innocent alike, were then caged in a specially built eleven foot wooden cell on the top deck. That May, police all but closed down the anti-capitalist protest along London's Oxford Street, caging thousands of people for more than six hours. The four attackers were caged for a total of 18-and-a-half years at Manchester Crown Court this week. In July he made a personal appeal to the community to help cage a pervert who subjected a mother of two to a horrifying sex attack, after a poor public response to an e-fit picture. The five, all of Holme Wood, Bradford, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob and were caged for a total of 34 and a half years. David's family were at Manchester Crown Court when the man was caged for life after admitting murder. He'd be caged for the rest of his life, and no one would care whether he'd killed that baby or not. Two teenage boys smirked as they left the dock after being caged for a total of six years for a 24-hour violent crime spree. You put his picture up in the Post Office and you go after him until this public enemy is caged. They are caged indefinitely on the ‘suspicion of the home secretary’. The man, 30, was caged for life yesterday for killing a pensioner and maiming a student, both total strangers to him. Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin cavea. jail from Middle English: The words jail and cage (Middle English) both go back to Latin cavea ‘hollow, cave, cell’, from cavus ‘hollow’ the source of cave. In Late Latin the -ea at the end of cavea softened to a ‘ya’ or ‘ja’ sound, which explains the sound changes between the source and the forms we use. Jail arrived in medieval English in two forms, from Old French jaiole and Anglo-Norman gaole, which survives in the old-fashioned British spelling gaol. Rhymes age, assuage, backstage, downstage, engage, enrage, gage, gauge, mage, multistage, offstage, onstage, Osage, page, Paige, rage, rampage, sage, stage, swage, under-age, upstage, wage Definition of cage in US English: cage nounkeɪdʒkāj 1A structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined. she kept a canary in a cage figurative his cage of loneliness Example sentencesExamples Do the same around the cages of small animals or birds. What about keeping animals and birds in cages - that has to be cruel. It literally dumped cages of birds onto a pair of conveyor belts, which were activated when you activated the hanging belt. In the old cages, animals injured themselves while on the move, wildlife authorities acknowledge. One of them had been partitioned with a sheet of corrugated plastic separating two caged birds into even smaller cages. It comes as no surprise that the lives of animals held in cages is miserable, best efforts to prove otherwise notwithstanding. The movements were smooth and natural, not at all like the juddering actions of a machine and Alan watched in awe as the tortoise craned left and right to take in his surroundings, including the cages of animals. Due to the severe heat, most animals remain within their cages and predictably, the visitors are disappointed. They said many animals were in inadequate cages, including kittens in an empty food container with nothing to play with, and said the place stank. And any animal that lives in a cage, from birds to gerbils, will produce droppings that can attract mold and dust. But I felt sad for the animals because their cages are so small. The primary source of water used for cleaning the animal cages and enclosures, the lake is also the place where the zoo eventually plans to release a large number of water birds. Even if you don't own a bird, these splendid cages make for unusual and decorative souvenirs with a distinctively Chinese look. Living space does not include a structure, such as a doghouse, in which an animal is not confined, or a cage, crate, or other structure in which the animal is temporarily confined. Quite impressed with their reverence, she walked over to the cage and placed her birds in the cage with them. Carry-bags and bottles, which are discarded on the premises after use, find their way to the vicinity of animal cages and enclosures. In it the Committee observed that the housing and upkeep of lab animals was not satisfactory, nor were the animal cages and rooms in which they were kept. Birds chirped in cages hanging by the front doors of houses. Small sprinklers have been installed at select areas in the zoo and water is being sprinkled periodically throughout the day on cages to keep the animals cool. Animals remain locked in cages from closing time at 5 p.m. until 8 the next morning. Synonyms enclosure, pen, pound 1.1 A prison cell or camp. Example sentencesExamples Angel and Lucius meet for an hour a day for exercise in a cage on the prison roof. They ran towards the voice and into a room where four cages held four prisoners. The horses were fed and watered as the guard who stopped them dragged me from the cage and towards a cell. Ministry staff were terrified of the minister - terrified that they would end up in a cage in the basement prison if they displeased him in some way. He looked around and saw that he was in a cell, a cage. The shutters of derelict buildings creaked and groaned like mall nourished prisoners in cages as he passed them. Inside the cages, the prisoners remain manacled. Black metal guard cages overlook the cell block, and it was in one of these that the 1959 prison riot began when two men managed to overpower a guard. The cages and guardhouse all suggested close surveillance of the bunker and its contents. Such demands would only mean substituting many small cages for one central prison. She'd awakened in a cell - a cage - her clothes gone, a blanket by her side. Irony drips as the lover's bed is transformed into a prison cage and back again. Then he made him limp into a prison cage and locked him in. Green uniformed prisoners paced bare concrete cages with not a blade of grass or a single ornament in sight. The so-called exercise yards consist of 25 x 18 foot cages, with prisoners only allowed to exercise alone, wearing manacles. The guards ran to the cages where the prisoner brawls disturbed the whole dungeon. He first worked as a translator in the prisoners' cages. Handcuffed or in cages, people convicted of no crime are transported to and from these centres in high-security vehicles. As his vision spanned across the Prison, he saw cages that could hardly fit a small bed, side by side. The camp consists of small cages with chain-link sides, no bathrooms, concrete floors and metal roofs. Synonyms snare, net 1.2 An open framework forming the compartment in an elevator. Example sentencesExamples The elevator uses no cables and is propelled by a system comprising of stators along the shaft and translators on the elevator cage. When I arrived at the southern rim, the rescuers were all standing silent watching one of these cages being lifted out of the ruins. The wind flowed from the respective blower is bypassed the illuminators, thereby entering into the inside of the elevator cage. At around 17:20, the victim undertook the last work for the day by loading a carrying cart into the cage of the elevator, pushing the button for the second floor and the elevator ascended to the second floor. 1.3 A structure of crossing bars or wires designed to hold or support something. Example sentencesExamples She has paid for wire cages on rear windows and her insurance payments are increasing. Jeff's original design used commercial tomato cages, with one pepper plant per cage. Though you will have to look through the affixed mesh cage designed to keep those pesky angst filled teenagers from making life difficult for the street cleaners. We drilled into several terrace units, and measured the actual depth of the concrete covering the reinforcement cages. The heart of the stagecoach's chassis design is a strong cage that surrounds the passenger compartment and supports cargo on the roof. A wire cage around each container supports the plants as they grow. These cages were originally designed for the purpose, as they make it easier to stand the cylinders up and at the same time protect the valves from knocks. Larger capacity water bottles only allow you to carry a limited amount of water - even when you outfit your bike with multiple cages. Support your plants with cages, stakes, or trellises. 1.4Baseball A portable backstop situated behind the batter during batting practice. Example sentencesExamples To the right is the batting-practice cage, where we lean the costumes upside-down. They are taking extra swings in the cage and extra bunting practice. You can step into a batter's cage and hit a few out of the ballpark with one of the baseball games, or go for the gold in racing, skateboarding or tennis. Dad had placed us directly behind the home plate cage to avoid having any random balls flying at us. The two spent early mornings in the indoor batting cages during spring workouts and are constantly gabbing by the cage in batting practice. 1.5 (in hockey and other games) a goal made from a network frame. Example sentencesExamples I broke a goalie's cage with my wrist shot. It all began with a variety of events in the workshops, the half pipe, the basketball court, the soccer cage, the children's area and last but not least the karaoke tent. A prominent measure of both victorious projects was the removal of the ‘soccer cage’ as an enclosure traditionally dominated by boys and male teenagers. 1.6 An indoor athletic facility with areas fenced off for security. Example sentencesExamples He lost 11 pounds during spring training and figures most of it came off when he worked in hot indoor cages. Reflecting on the enthusiasm in high offices for university extravaganzas, Charlie wonders about the proposed multi-million dollar athletic cage. Then, it's through the dugout, up a tunnel, down a hall and into an indoor cage. Once the game begins, he will watch a few innings, then go to an indoor cage. You can imagine how useful such a flag can be when you want to cheer up a drab corner of the campus or decorate a really big space like an auditorium or athletic cage. verbkeɪdʒkāj [with object]usually be caged 1Confine in or as in a cage. the parrot screamed, furious at being caged Example sentencesExamples Residents were worried it would spoil their view and cage them in. She has the air of a bird which doesn't want to be caged or tamed. If a dog kills something it is destroyed immediately; it is not caged for the rest of its life. There are no performing dogs, caged lions or clowns. The dogs, cats and birds were mostly caged, often in pairs and sometimes in threes. Our first thoughts were that it was an escaped caged bird. One of them had been partitioned with a sheet of corrugated plastic separating two caged birds into even smaller cages. These hens may not be caged over a manure pit, but they are walking around in it. As soon as they get on the bus they act like caged animals trying to get out. The trick is to cage these animal natures in effective institutions: education, the law, government. The caged bird only sings at night because it was caught and caged when singing during the day. A dog snarled at us viciously but he was caged and couldn't get at us. Fresh fruit cascades down stone-flagged stairs, caged birds sing in colourful indoor gardens but the price of drinks will keep you sober! The evacuation began with moving out the yaks, continued with tranquilizing the eight large cats and finished with caging the birds. If he passed markets where caged birds were sold, he would buy them purely to let the birds fly free. Make sure that the bird is caged and the cage is covered by a thin cloth or sheet to provide security and filtered light. In future, should I leave the house I will cage the dogs no matter who else is in the house with them. Older birds must be caged at all times to avoid them attacking each other, or pigs, dogs and humans. Two other caged lions and a horse were also in the entrance to the disco, she said. Instead of being caged, animals and birds have to be allowed the pleasure and security of their natural surroundings, he said. Synonyms confine, shut in, shut up, pen, lock up, coop up, immure, incarcerate, imprison, impound 1.1informal Put in prison. Example sentencesExamples David's family were at Manchester Crown Court when the man was caged for life after admitting murder. Two teenage thugs chiefly responsible were caged for seven years each after admitting causing grievous bodily harm. The violent sadistic few tend to go on with maiming and violence until someone dies or they are caged. We urge law enforcement agencies to cage the erring or even unruly drivers to restore order on roads and in stations. The five, all of Holme Wood, Bradford, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob and were caged for a total of 34 and a half years. He wants to cage suspects for up to 90 days without trial. They are caged indefinitely on the ‘suspicion of the home secretary’. In July he made a personal appeal to the community to help cage a pervert who subjected a mother of two to a horrifying sex attack, after a poor public response to an e-fit picture. That May, police all but closed down the anti-capitalist protest along London's Oxford Street, caging thousands of people for more than six hours. Two teenage boys smirked as they left the dock after being caged for a total of six years for a 24-hour violent crime spree. The 14 prisoners, guilty and innocent alike, were then caged in a specially built eleven foot wooden cell on the top deck. The man, 30, was caged for life yesterday for killing a pensioner and maiming a student, both total strangers to him. He'd be caged for the rest of his life, and no one would care whether he'd killed that baby or not. The four attackers were caged for a total of 18-and-a-half years at Manchester Crown Court this week. You put his picture up in the Post Office and you go after him until this public enemy is caged. The only cure is for them to be caged in solid concrete walls. Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin cavea.
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