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cage C0018300 (kāj)n.1. A structure for confining birds or animals, enclosed on at least one side by a grating of wires or bars that lets in air and light.2. A barred room or fenced enclosure for confining prisoners.3. An enclosing openwork structure: placed a protective cage over the sapling; a bank teller's cage.4. A skeletal support, as for a building; a framework.5. An elevator car.6. a. Baseball A batting cage.b. Sports A goal, as in hockey or soccer, made of a net attached to a frame.tr.v. caged, cag·ing, cag·es To put or confine in or as if in a cage. See Synonyms at enclose.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cavea.]cage (keɪdʒ) n1. a. an enclosure, usually made with bars or wire, for keeping birds, monkeys, mice, etcb. (as modifier): cage bird. 2. a thing or place that confines or imprisons3. something resembling a cage in function or structure: the rib cage. 4. the enclosed platform of a lift, esp as used in a mine5. (Mechanical Engineering) engineering a skeleton ring device that ensures that the correct amount of space is maintained between the individual rollers or balls in a rolling bearing6. (Basketball) informal the basket used in basketball7. (Hockey (Field & Ice)) informal the goal in ice hockey8. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) US a steel framework on which guns are supported9. rattle someone's cage informal to upset or anger someonevb (tr) to confine in or as in a cage[C13: from Old French, from Latin cavea enclosure, from cavus hollow]
Cage (keɪdʒ) n (Biography) 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 (keɪdʒ)
n., v. caged, cag•ing. n. 1. a boxlike enclosure with wires, bars, or the like, for confining birds or animals. 2. a prison. 3. a cagelike enclosure for a cashier or bank teller. 4. an elevator car. 5. a similar enclosure for raising and lowering workers in a mine shaft. 6. any skeleton framework, esp. in construction. 7. a movable mesh backstop used for baseball batting practice. 8. a frame with a net attached to it, forming the goal in ice hockey and field hockey. v.t. 9. to put or confine in or as if in a cage. [1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin cavea birdcage, derivative of cavus hollow] cage′like`, adj. Cage (keɪdʒ)
n. John, 1912–92, U.S. composer. cage - Came to English from Latin cavea, "enclosure for animals; coop, hive, or stall"—or "dungeon."See also related terms for stall.cage
Past participle: caged
Gerund: caging
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cageA net cage within which discus and hammer events are undertaken.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  cage - an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be keptcoopbirdcage - a cage in which a bird can be keptenclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purposehutch - a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animalssquirrel cage - cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it | | 2. | cage - something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movementconstraint, restraint - the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint"iron cage - a cage from which there is no escape | | 3. | Cage - United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)John Cage, John Milton Cage Jr. | | 4. | cage - the net that is the goal in ice hockeynet - a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey) | | 5. | cage - a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practicebatting cagebaseball equipment - equipment used in playing baseball | | Verb | 1. | cage - confine in a cage; "The animal was caged"cage indetain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement |
cagenoun1. enclosure, pen, coop, hutch, pound, corral (U.S.) I hate to see animals being kept in cages.verb1. shut up, confine, restrain, imprison, lock up, mew, incarcerate, fence in, impound, coop up, immure, pound Don't you think it's cruel to cage wild creatures?rattle someone's cage annoy, anger, bother, provoke, bug (informal), needle (informal), irritate, tease, harass, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), gall, madden, ruffle, exasperate, nettle, vex, irk, rile, harry, get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), get up your nose (informal), piss you off (taboo slang), get your goat (slang), get on your wick (Brit. slang), put your back up Ignore him - he's just trying to rattle your cage.cageverbTo confine within a limited area:coop (in or up), enclose, fence (in), immure, mew (up), pen, shut in, shut up, wall (in or up).Translationscage (keidʒ) noun1. a box of wood, wire etc for holding birds or animals. The lion has escaped from its cage; a bird-cage. 籠 笼2. a lift in a mine. (礦坑)升降機 （矿）罐笼 verb to put in a cage. Some people think that it is cruel to cage wild animals. 把...關入籠內 把...关入笼内ˈcagebird noun a bird, eg a canary, suitable for keeping in a cage. 適合籠中飼養的鳥 适宜在笼中生活的鸟cage
gilded cageA life of wealth and luxury but without true freedom, happiness, or contentment. She married her husband because of his fortune, but her lonely life inside their mansion with a man she did not love quickly became a gilded cage.See also: cage, gildbe (like) a bird in a gilded cageTo live a life of wealth and luxury but to be without true freedom, happiness, or contentment. She married her husband because of his fortune, and now she is a bird in a gilded cage, living her lonely life inside their empty mansion with a man she does not love. John forsook his friends and family in the pursuit of his riches, but with no friends or loved ones, he is now like a bird in a gilded cage.See also: bird, cage, gildcage (someone or something) inTo trap or enclose one in a particular space or area. We're getting new floors put in downstairs, so we're all caged in upstairs right now. Be sure to close the gate and cage the dog in the back yard.See also: cagecage (someone or something) up (in something)To trap or enclose one in a particular space or area. Be sure to close the gate and cage the dog up in the back yard.See also: cage, uprattle (one's) cageTo purposefully anger, upset, or unnerve one, especially to affect their performance or undermine their credibility. He makes a point of taunting his opponents before each match in order to rattle their cage. The audience member asked a number of embarrassing questions about her past in an obvious attempt to rattle her cage.See also: cage, rattlebear cageA police station. Likely related to highway patrol officers being called "bear," a possible reference to Smokey the Bear (a cartoon character who wears a hat similar to those sometimes worn by the highway patrol). Well, I had to go down to the bear cage this morning because it seems that my son got arrested last night on his way home.See also: bear, cagecage of angerA state of intense anger or rage that inhibits one's ability to forgive others or move on with one's life. Tom has been trapped in a cage of anger ever since his wife and child were killed, lashing out at everyone and everything around him. I know what she did was horrible, but you can't stay in this cage of anger your whole life.See also: anger, cage, ofcage someone or something in 1. Lit. to enclose someone or something in a cage. We caged the monkey in, but it threw a fit. We are going to have to cage in the dogs. 2. Fig. to confine someone or something. Please don't cage me in this tiny room! The health authorities virtually caged in the quarantined population until they could all be tested.See also: cagecage someone or something up (in something)to enclose or confine someone or something in something or someplace. They caged the lions up in strong containers for the trip across country. How long did it take to cage up the lions securely?See also: cage, upgilded cageThe encumbrances or limitations that often accompany material wealth, as in She had furs, jewelry, whatever money could buy, but was trapped in a gilded cage. This metaphoric expression indicating that riches cannot buy happiness was popularized (and possibly coined) in a song, "A Bird in a Gilded Cage" (1990; lyrics by Arthur J. Lamb, music by Harry von Tilzer), about a young girl marrying for wealth instead of love and paying for luxury with a life of regret. See also: cage, gildrattle someone's cage If you rattle someone's cage, you do or say something that upsets or annoys them. One thing I've learnt as an editor is that you can't create a truly superb magazine without rattling someone's cage. I don't rattle their cages and they don't rattle mine.See also: cage, rattlerattle someone's cage make someone feel angry or annoyed, usually deliberately. informal A humorous comparison is implied between the person annoyed in this way and a dangerous animal taunted by spectators outside its cage.See also: cage, rattleˌrattle somebody’s ˈcage (informal) annoy somebody: Who’s rattled his cage? OPPOSITE: smooth (somebody’s) ruffled feathersSee also: cage, rattlebear cage n. a police station. (Citizens band radio.) Have you ever been in a country bear cage? See also: bear, cagethe cage of anger n. a prison. (Streets.) The judge put JoJo into the cage of anger for a three-year stretch. See also: anger, cage, ofcage
cage1. 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 2. Informal the basket used in basketball 3. Informal the goal in ice hockey
Cage 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 mining), a hoisting device for transporting cars loaded with minerals through the main mine shaft to the surface and for lowering and raising workers, materials, and equipment. The cage is a metal compartment, with devices for guiding it along the conductors, arresting devices (gates) to prevent the cars from rolling out spontaneously, and suspension and parachute devices. The cages travel along wood or metal guides in vertical mine shafts and on rails in sloping shafts. Cages may be the tipping, nontipping, or combination type and single-stage or multistage. What does it mean when you dream about a cage?A cage may indicate the dreamer feels cooped up. Being in the cage may signify the need to escape from a confining situation or relationship. cage[kāj] (crystallography) A void occurring in a crystal structure capable of trapping one or more foreign atoms. (mechanical engineering) A frame for maintaining uniform separation between the balls or rollers in a bearing. Also known as separator. (mining engineering) The car which carries personnel and materials in a mine hoist. (petroleum engineering) A component in a sucker rod pump that contains the valve ball and maintains it at a correct operating distance from the valve seats. (physical chemistry) An aggregate of molecules in the condensed phase that surrounds fragments formed by thermal or photochemical dissociation or pairs of molecules in a solution that have collided without reacting. cage1. Any rigid, reinforced assembly, ready for placing in position. 2. A metal enclosure for balcony spotlights. 3. A chantry or chapel screened by open tracery.cageMechanically locking the gimbals of a gyroscope so that it will not be damaged by rough handling or radical maneuvers. A caging button or knob is provided on some gyro instruments to prevent damage to them. It is also used when a gyro has tumbled and needs to be re-erected.CAGEEarly system on IBM 704. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).Cage (dreams)This dream symbol suggests that you may be experiencing inhibition and powerlessness in some areas of your life. Additionally, you may be feeling restricted and have concerns about your personal freedom. (Who holds the key to the cage in your dream?) Consider all of the details in the dream and look for its possible source (i. e., family life, relationships, thoughts and/or feelings, or work life).cage
cage [kāj] a box or enclosure.rib cage (thoracic cage) the bony structure enclosing the thorax, consisting of the ribs, vertebral column, and sternum.cage (kāj), 1. A partly or completely open enclosure commonly used to house animals. 2. A structure resembling such an enclosure. 3. An inert network surrounding an active molecule to be delivered to a chosen locus in its active state. Synonym(s): cavea [M.E., fr. O.Fr., fr. L. cavea, hollow, stall] DDX53 A gene on chromosome Xp22.11 that encodes a putative ATP-binding helicase with a conserved Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp (DEAD) motif.cage (kāj) [TA] 1. An enclosure made partly or completely of open work and commonly used to house animals. 2. A structure resembling such an enclosure.
Synonym(s): cavea. [M.E., fr. O.Fr., fr. L. cavea, hollow, stall]Patient discussion about cageQ. What causes cramps in, under and around the rib cage? A. Im not really sure, but you may have IBS. Irritable bowel syndrome or IBS affects up to 55 million Americans, mostly women. IBS causes are unknown. IBS symptoms include diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal cramps. There are IBS treatments such as diet and lifestyle changes and medications that can help. Do you have any of these symptoms? Almost everything that i found with rib cage pain said something about IBS. Not really sure if this is your problem, but I hope this helps. Q. What is cage questionnaire in screening of alcoholism and how effective is it? A. CAGE questionnaire is a set of 4 questions to screen alcohol dependent person. A set of 4 question where if 2 are answered the alcoholism is diagnosed with various other tests. There are other type questionnaires like S-MAST, AUDIT, HSS, TWEAK, T-ACE, and CHARM. Questions asked are: (1) Have you ever felt you needed to Cut down on your drinking (2) Have people Annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? (3)Have you ever felt Guilty about drinking (4) have you Ever felt you needed a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or to get rid of a hangover. More discussions about cageCage
CageA section of a brokerage firm used for receiving and disbursing funds.CageA department at a brokerage responsible for receiving and distributing funds, as well as maintaining records. The cage enables the rest of the brokerage to function, especially by keeping records of dividends and other payouts and receiving payments from clients. It is more formally called the cashier's department.cage See cashier's department.CAGE
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Related to cage: Faraday cageSynonyms for cagenoun enclosureSynonyms- enclosure
- pen
- coop
- hutch
- pound
- corral
verb shut upSynonyms- shut up
- confine
- restrain
- imprison
- lock up
- mew
- incarcerate
- fence in
- impound
- coop up
- immure
- pound
phrase rattle someone's cageSynonyms- annoy
- anger
- bother
- provoke
- bug
- needle
- irritate
- tease
- harass
- hassle
- aggravate
- gall
- madden
- ruffle
- exasperate
- nettle
- vex
- irk
- rile
- harry
- get under your skin
- get on your nerves
- get up your nose
- piss you off
- get your goat
- get on your wick
- put your back up
Synonyms for cageverb to confine within a limited areaSynonyms- coop
- enclose
- fence
- immure
- mew
- pen
- shut in
- shut up
- wall
Synonyms for cagenoun an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be keptSynonymsRelated Words- birdcage
- enclosure
- hutch
- squirrel cage
noun something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movementRelated Words- constraint
- restraint
- iron cage
noun United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)Synonyms- John Cage
- John Milton Cage Jr.
noun the net that is the goal in ice hockeyRelated Wordsnoun a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practiceSynonymsRelated Wordsverb confine in a cageSynonymsRelated Words |