cage
cage Lexical Profile
cage Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined.
"The zookeeper carefully opened the lion's cage to place its food inside."
A confining or restrictive situation that severely limits freedom.
"After years in the heavily monitored corporate structure, she felt trapped in a gilded cage."
An enclosed physical area or net structure used in various sports, such as a batting practice enclosure or a hockey goal.
"The professional baseball player spent two hours in the batting cage perfecting his swing."
• verb
To confine or enclose in a cage.
"The researchers had to temporarily cage the injured eagle while its wing healed."
• Rhymes for cage
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'cage', borrowed from Old French 'cage', derived from Latin 'cavea' meaning 'hollow place' or 'enclosure'.
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