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cage
1[keyj]
noun
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
Synonyms: , , ,anything that confines or imprisons; prison.
something resembling a cage in structure, as for a cashier or bank teller.
the car or enclosed platform of an elevator.
Mining.an enclosed platform for raising and lowering people and cars in a mine shaft.
any skeleton framework.
Baseball.a movable backstop for use mainly in batting practice.
a frame with a net attached to it, forming the goal in ice hockey and field hockey.
Basketball: Older Use.the basket.
a loose, sheer or lacy overdress worn with a slip or a close-fitting dress.
Ordnance.a steel framework for supporting guns.
Machinery.retainer.
verb (used with object)
to put or confine in or as if in a cage.
Sports.to shoot (as a puck) into a cage so as to score a goal.
Cage
2[keyj]
noun
John, 1912–1992, U.S. composer.
cage
1/ ɪ /
noun
an enclosure, usually made with bars or wire, for keeping birds, monkeys, mice, etc
( as modifier )
cagebird
a thing or place that confines or imprisons
something resembling a cage in function or structure
the rib cage
the enclosed platform of a lift, esp as used in a mine
engineering a skeleton ring device that ensures that the correct amount of space is maintained between the individual rollers or balls in a rolling bearing
informalthe basket used in basketball
informalthe goal in ice hockey
a steel framework on which guns are supported
informalto upset or anger someone
verb
(tr) to confine in or as in a cage
Cage
2/ ɪ /
noun
John. 1912–92, US composer of experimental music for a variety of conventional, modified, or invented instruments. He evolved a type of music apparently undetermined by the composer, such as in Imaginary Landscape (1951) for 12 radio sets. Other works include Reunion (1968), Apartment Building 1776 (1976), and Europeras 3 and 4 (1990)
Other 51Թ Forms
- cageless adjective
- cagelike adjective
- recage verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cage1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cage1
Example Sentences
"I lost a quarter of my back and my rib cage, leaving my lung outside of my body for over three years," he said.
Betts also took batting practice, a day after Roberts said his swing in the batting cage “wasn’t compromised at all” by the freak injury.
On a recent, warm Thursday afternoon, a portion of the razor wire hung from the black metal fence down to a trash container sitting next to the caged water faucet.
At 17, he ended up penniless in Miami, living with his father in a rat-infested warehouse and cleaning canary cages for cash.
This week, manager Dave Roberts said the club’s hitting coaches were optimistic about Conforto’s recent cage work, as well, ever convinced the left-handed slugger was close to a more profound breakthrough at the plate.
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