cage
An enclosure made of spaced bars, normally to hold animals while providing some…An enclosure made of spaced bars, normally to hold animals while providing some ventilation.
» This cage is made of wire.
Dieser Käfig ist aus Draht.
Dieser Käfig ist aus Draht gemacht.
Эта клетка сделана из проволоки.
Ця клітка зроблена з дроту.
Meaning
14 sensesAn enclosure made of spaced bars, normally to hold animals while providing some ventilation.
We keep a bird in a cage.
The tigers are in a cage to protect the public.
Käfig
кле́ткаklétka
клі́ткаklítka
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
The passenger compartment of a lift.
каби́наkabína
кабі́наkabína
The goal.
the net that is the goal in ice hockey
(US, broadly, slang)Synonym of automobile.
(figuratively)Something that hinders freedom.
something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
(slang)A prison or prison cell.
The area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer.
An outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it.
A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, such as a ball valve.
A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes.
The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.
The protective wire mask at the front of a helmet.
Examples
270 sentencesThis cage is made of wire.
Ця клітка зроблена з дроту.
ruЭта клетка сделана из проволоки.
deDieser Käfig ist aus Draht.
Some animals will not breed when kept in cages.
Деякі тварини не розмножуються, коли їх тримають у клітках.
ruНекоторые животные при клеточном содержании не размножаются.
deEinige Tiere werden sich nicht fortpflanzen, wenn sie in Käfigen gehalten werden.
Tom opened the cage and let the monkey out.
Том відчинив клітку й випустив мавпу.
ruТом открыл клетку и выпустил обезьяну.
deTom öffnete den Käfig und ließ den Affen heraus.
He opened the cages.
Він відкрив клітки.
ruОн открыл клетки.
deEr öffnete die Käfige.
The cage is empty.
Клітка пуста.
ruКлетка пуста.
deDer Käfig ist leer.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English cage, from Old French cage, from Latin cavea. Doublet of cadge and cavFrom Middle English cage, from Old French cage, from Latin cavea. Doublet of cadge and cavea and related to jail.
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Forms
plural: cagesSynonyms
5 synonyms- an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept:coop
- United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992):John CageJohn Milton Cage Jr.
- a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice:batting cage
Word family
70 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- opened the cage
- the cage and
- the cage is
- in the cage