cage Synonyms
cage Meaning
cage (n)
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)
the net that is the goal in ice hockey
a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice
cage (v)
confine in a cage
cage (n.)
A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals.
A place of confinement for malefactors
An outer framework of timber, inclosing something within it; as, the cage of a staircase.
A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, as a ball valve.
A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes.
The box, bucket, or inclosed platform of a lift or elevator; a cagelike structure moving in a shaft.
The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.
The catcher's wire mask.
cage (v. i.)
To confine in, or as in, a cage; to shut up or confine.
cage Sentence Examples
- The lion paced back and forth within its sturdy cage, emitting low growls.
- She felt like a trapped bird inside the cage of her own fears and insecurities.
- The zookeeper carefully locked the cage after feeding the fierce tiger.
- The animal rights activists protested against keeping elephants in small cages.
- He used a net to capture the escaped parrot and returned it to its cage.
- The prisoner rattled the bars of his cage, longing for freedom.
- The canary sang melodiously from its golden cage in the corner of the room.
- The circus trainer taught the bear to perform tricks inside a large metal cage.
- The scientist observed the behavior of the monkeys in the research cage.
- She covered the hamster cage with a cloth to create a cozy environment for the nocturnal pet.
FAQs About the word cage
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept, something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement, United States comp
coop, corral, kennel, pound, pen,hutch, fence, aquarium, dovecote, kraal
No antonyms found.
The lion paced back and forth within its sturdy cage, emitting low growls.
She felt like a trapped bird inside the cage of her own fears and insecurities.
The zookeeper carefully locked the cage after feeding the fierce tiger.
The animal rights activists protested against keeping elephants in small cages.
