—cage /keɪdʒ/
noun [C]
► B1 a space surrounded on all sides by bars or wire, in which animals or birds are keptThesaurus+: ↑Animal Dwellings - man-made , ↑Animal dwellings - natural• • •
Extra Examples:» A lion has escaped from its cage.» Using a bunch of bananas, the zoo-keeper persuaded the monkey back into its cage.» The gorilla rattled the bars of its cage.» Bored out of its mind, the monkey stares out of the cage with unseeing eyes.» The monkeys bunched together in their cage.verb [T usually passive] ↑Verb Endings for cage
► F0 to put or keep birds or animals in a cage: » caged birds/animals» Sam's been prowling about like a caged animal all morning.Thesaurus+: ↑Capturing or taking possession of things , ↑Getting, receiving and accepting