noun, verb
noun a structure made of metal bars or wire in which animals or birds are kept:
a birdcage * I don't like seeing animals in cages.
seealsoRIBCAGE
IDIOMS see RATTLEv.
verb ~ sth (up) [VN] [usuallypassive] to put or keep an animal in a cage:
The dogs are caged (up) at night.
caged adjective:
He paced the room like a caged animal.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for cage is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does cage appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — cage appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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