A cage is a structure of wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
I hate to see birds in cages.
Synonyms: enclosure, pen, coop, hutch More Synonyms of cage
2. See also rib cage
3.
See rattle so's cage
More Synonyms of cage
cage in British English
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noun
1.
a.
an enclosure, usually made with bars or wire, for keeping birds, monkeys, mice, etc
b.
(as modifier)
cage bird
2.
a thing or place that confines or imprisons
3.
something resembling a cage in function or structure
the rib cage
4.
the enclosed platform of a lift, esp as used in a mine
5. 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
6. informal
the basket used in basketball
7. informal
the goal in ice hockey
8. US
a steel framework on which guns are supported
9. rattle someone's cage
verb
10. (transitive)
to confine in or as in a cage
Word origin
C13: from Old French, from Latin cavea enclosure, from cavus hollow
Cage in British English
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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)
Cage in American English
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John1912-92; U.S. composer
cage in American English
(keɪdʒ)
noun
1.
a box or enclosed structure made of wires, bars, etc., for confining birds or animals
2.
a fenced-in area as for confining prisoners of war
3.
any openwork structure or frame, as some elevator cars
4. Archaic
a jail
5. Baseball
batting cage
6. Hockey
the network frame that is the goal
verb transitiveWord forms: caged or ˈcaging
7.
to put or confine, as in a cage
Word origin
ME & OFr < L cavea, hollow place, cage < cavus, hollow: see cave
cage in Mechanical Engineering
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Word forms: (regular plural) cages
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)
A cage is a device that fits into a rolling bearing and keeps the right amount of space between its individualrollers or balls.
Without the cage, the balls would eventually move out of position, causing the bearing to fail.
Enclosing the balls or rollers of bearings in a cage prevents them from rubbing against each other and causing additional friction.
A cage is a device that fits into a rolling bearing and keeps the right amount of spacebetween its individual rollers or balls.