"cage" meaning in English

See cage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /keɪdʒ/ Audio: en-us-cage.ogg [US] Forms: cage [singular], cages [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A cage is a structure made with wire or bars, to hold an animal.
    Sense id: simple-cage-en-noun-pFaKdfdf
  2. A cage is a something that holds things in, to protect or to keep imprisoned.
    Sense id: simple-cage-en-noun-N~D1hYrW

Verb

IPA: /keɪdʒ/ Audio: en-us-cage.ogg [US] Forms: cage [canonical], cages [third-person, singular], caged [past], caged [past, participle], caging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|cag|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Cage is to place something in a wire or barred structure so that they can not get out.
    Sense id: simple-cage-en-verb-jDtAkLk7
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