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Definition of Cage
1. Verb. Confine in a cage. "They cage the animals"; "The animal was caged"
2. Noun. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept.
3. Noun. Something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement.
4. Noun. United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992).
5. Noun. The net that is the goal in ice hockey.
6. Noun. A movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice.
Definition of Cage
1. n. A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals.
2. v. i. To confine in, or as in, a cage; to shut up or confine.
Definition of Cage
1. Noun. an enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals. ¹
2. Noun. the passenger compartment of a lift ¹
3. Noun. (hockey water polo) the goal. ¹
4. Noun. (US derogatory slang) automobile ¹
5. Noun. (figuratively) Something that hinders freedom. ¹
6. Verb. to put into a cage ¹
7. Verb. to keep in a cage ¹
8. Verb. (advertising politics) To track individual responses to direct mail. ¹
9. Verb. (figuratively) to restrict someone's movement or creativity ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cage
1. to confine [v CAGED, CAGING, CAGES] - See also: confine
Medical Definition of Cage
1. 1. An enclosure made partly or completely of open work and commonly used to house animals. 2. A structure resembling such an enclosure. Origin: M.E., fr. O.Fr., fr. L. Cavea, hollow, stall (05 Mar 2000)