Meaning & Definition of Cage in English
English⟶
Cage
/keʤ/
noun
1. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
synonym:
- cage,
- coop
2. Something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
synonym:
- cage
3. United states composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)
synonym:
- Cage,
- John Cage,
- John Milton Cage Jr.
4. The net that is the goal in ice hockey
synonym:
- cage
5. A movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice
synonym:
- batting cage,
- cage
verb
1. Confine in a cage
- "The animal was caged"
synonym:
- cage,
- cage in
Examples of using
They let the bird out of the cage.
I have a parrot in a cage.
She opened the cage and let out the bird.