Meaning

14 senses
  1. An 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

  2. The passenger compartment of a lift.

    каби́наkabína

    кабі́наkabína

  3. The goal.

    the net that is the goal in ice hockey

  4. (US, broadly, slang)Synonym of automobile.

  5. (figuratively)Something that hinders freedom.

    something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement

  6. (slang)A prison or prison cell.

  7. The area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer.

  8. An outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it.

  9. A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, such as a ball valve.

  10. A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes.

  11. The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.

  12. The protective wire mask at the front of a helmet.

Examples

270 sentences
  1. This cage is made of wire.

    Ця клітка зроблена з дроту. — aandrusiak

    ruЭта клетка сделана из проволоки. — al_ex_an_der

    deDieser Käfig ist aus Draht. — Wolf

  2. Some animals will not breed when kept in cages.

    Деякі тварини не розмножуються, коли їх тримають у клітках. — deniko

    ruНекоторые животные при клеточном содержании не размножаются. — Karok

    deEinige Tiere werden sich nicht fortpflanzen, wenn sie in Käfigen gehalten werden. — kayro

  3. Tom opened the cage and let the monkey out.

    Том відчинив клітку й випустив мавпу. — deniko

    ruТом открыл клетку и выпустил обезьяну. — marafon

    deTom öffnete den Käfig und ließ den Affen heraus. — mayabe

  4. He opened the cages.

    Він відкрив клітки. — deniko

    ruОн открыл клетки. — sharptoothed

    deEr öffnete die Käfige. — pne

  5. The cage is empty.

    Клітка пуста. — artemlyubchenko

    ruКлетка пуста. — marafon

    deDer Käfig ist leer. — maaster

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
enclosure:
lift compartment:
Русский
By meaning 2
enclosure:
lift compartment:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
enclosure:

Origin

From Middle English cage, from Old French cage, from Latin cavea. Doublet of cadge and cav

From 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: cages
Singularcage
Pluralcages

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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

69 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • opened the cage
  • the cage and
  • the cage is
  • in the cage

See also

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