cage
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noun \ˈkāj\Definition of CAGE
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: a box or enclosure having some openwork for confining or carrying animals (as birds)
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a : a barred cell for confining prisoners b : a fenced area for prisoners of war
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: a framework serving as support <the steel cage of a skyscraper>
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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
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a : batting cage b : a goal consisting of posts or a frame with a net attached (as in ice hockey)
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: a large building containing an area for practicing outdoor sports and often adapted for indoor events
— cage·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun
See Examples of CAGE
- <the dogs and cats at the animal shelter looked so sad in their cages>
Origin of CAGE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin cavea cavity, cage, from cavus hollow — more at cave
First Known Use: 13th century
2cage
transitive verbcagedcag·ing
Definition of CAGE
1
: to confine or keep in or as if in a cage
2
: to drive (as a puck) into a cage and score a goal
Examples of CAGE
- <caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone up>
First Known Use of CAGE
1556
Cage
biographical name \ˈkāj\Definition of CAGE
John Milton 1912–1992 Am. composer
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noun \ˈkāj\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of 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
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